Collaboration is a top priority on every organizational agenda, but does your collaboration have the ingredients it needs to succeed? CNBC's "COLLABORATION NOW" hosted by CNBC's Donny Deutsch, will help all organizations navigate the new waves of collaboration to help them recognize and implement effective collaborative strategies. In this five hour series, CNBC brings together the finest minds creating an open forum discussion on collaboration; CNBC offers a clear action plan for getting successful collaborations off the ground, determining roles and evaluating their results. In addition, Donny Deutsch and his team will unlock the secrets of effective collaboration by studying successful case studies, thus helping organizations meet the ever-rising demands and expectations of the global marketplace. Each episode will feature ultimate hidden value plays that every organization needs to add to its toolbox. The time to use collaboration as a tool for success is now.

In the first episode entitled "Collaborating to Compete," airing Sunday, October 12th at 8PM & 1AM ET, this episode probes the secrets to effective, efficient and competitive collaboration. In a climate that's ripe for rich, real-time collaboration, organizations will learn how to redefine the word and incorporate it into their long-term plans, build trust in relationships, use technology to explain the scope of their collaborative efforts and partner for ultimate success.

Collaboration is essential to compete in the global arena. In order to stay ahead of the curve, organizations will need to redefine the rules of collaboration, build trust in news ways, collaborate in virtual environments and partner with those who help make it happen. Does your collaboration have the ingredients to succeed.

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