虽然肯尼迪因创造了“水涨船高”这句话而受到赞誉，但它实际上是马萨诸塞州地区商会的口号。然而，这是肯尼迪在演讲中经常使用的一个词。他用它来表示，当一个领域取得成功时，其他领域也会受益。他用这个词来指代经济和贸易。根据我的经验，它也可以用于支持你的同事，以造福所有人。

I’m lucky because at Goodwin College, there are four of us who head up programs and departments – both credit and non-credit, and we continually support one another. 事实上，这种支持不仅仅局限于我们四个人，而是遍及整个学院。我们的支持有多种形式，比如倾听、头脑风暴、合作、一起解决问题、征求意见等。这种支持有助于产生想法，启动新项目，支持学生的需求，建立对话，解决问题，甚至提供保证。Some of this happens in a more formal setting through meetings, and other times it occurs while standing in the kitchen making a cup of tea or running into one another in the hall. What we know, is that we’ve got each other’s backs. We relish the opportunity to be supportive to achieve both individual and collective goals.

While there are many benefits to supporting your colleagues – some tangible, others less so, three specific benefits stand out:

协作

我和我的同事经常合作。它可能很简单，比如“嘿，我看到了这篇文章，你的学生可能会觉得很有趣”或者“你能帮我理解这个想法吗？”或者“我认为我的学生会从这样的课程中受益，我们能合作吗？”This type of cooperation not only brings us together as one, but it ensures that we meet the needs of our students. This is true in the corporate world as well. A shared vision, steeped in collaboration, ensures we have one another’s back, which ultimately ensures the student or the consumer gets the best product, customer service, and so forth.

向下拉筒仓

让我们面对现实吧，世界上有很多“筒仓”，有些人努力留在这些“筒仓”里。但是，通过我们之间的相互合作，我们有效地确保了没有任何一方是孤立的。While our work may differ in many ways, we have a shared vision, and we see value in leaning on one another for suggestions, advice, etc. 有时候，仅仅是我们不同的事实，就变得有价值，比如提供不同的视角。This keeps us adaptable, which means we are better able to respond to the needs of our students or in the corporate world, the customers.

交叉推广

It should never be all about us, our programs, our product line, or our business model. 当我们进行交叉推广时，我们也会从中受益。More importantly, this symbiotic relationship benefits the consumer – in our case, the student. 但这不仅仅是关于底线。When you cross promote a colleague, you demonstrate your confidence in them and what they are doing, your willingness to collaborate, and you elevate them in your network. In the end, to use and old cliché – what goes around, comes around.

As I have stated, I am lucky to work in an environment where we all value supporting one another. 事实上，合作是我们大学核心价值观的第一条。We do it knowingly and unknowingly, in formal meetings, and in the hallway, and we are all the better for it, and as a result, our students are also better for it.

Be open to how you can support your colleagues, how you can collaborate, pull down those silos, and promote others. If your work environment is not supportive, then lead the way. The benefits are many.

最好的，

Source: A Rising Tide...