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&lt;p&gt;&quot;Seismic shifts in the business environment are fundamentally changing the way we collaborate,&quot; says Ainar Aijala, Global Managing Director of consulting at Deloitte.  Recently, Mr. Aijala was generous enough to field our questions regarding &lt;em&gt;As One&lt;/em&gt;, the new book from Deloitte Global CEO Jim Quigley, Aijala, and other DTTL leaders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The book hails the emergence of collective leadership as a viable philosophy to which business leaders across the world are subscribing.  &quot;Historically, management theory has typically offered a binary view of leadership&amp;mdash;command-and-control vs. collaborative,&quot; Aijala says. &quot;In reality there are multiple styles of leadership, some or all of which may lead to more effective collaboration, depending on the situation. &lt;em&gt;As One&lt;/em&gt; enhances a leader&amp;rsquo;s ability to rally people behind a common purpose and across a wide range of settings.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We spoke with Mr. Aijala on how the &lt;em&gt;As One&lt;/em&gt; philosophy applies specifically to consulting, how it is transforming the Deloitte organization, and what consultants can take away from its contents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the Q&amp;amp;A:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The book&amp;rsquo;s target audience appears to be business leaders; are there any lessons that a typical employee&amp;mdash;say an analyst or associate at a consulting firm&amp;mdash;could take away from the wisdoms contained within?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 30px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Concepts included in the book apply to both employees and leaders. By understanding the prevalent leader-follower style in their organizations, employees can create a framework of behavior that will contribute to a successful career.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 30px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt; Collective leadership examines the conditions in which individuals choose to collaborate toward common goals.  As One principles guide each employee to contribute to a higher intent, beyond his or her role. Innovation, creativity, cooperation, and group efficiency are all outcomes of strong collective performance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 30px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt; As One offers employees a means to understand, adapt, and perform in their own unique working environment. It also provides a language and structure for those that choose to collaborate, enjoy, and succeed in working together.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the rest of the Q&amp;amp;A with Deloitte&#39;s Ainar Aijala&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;object id=&quot;flashObj&quot; width=&quot;486&quot; height=&quot;412&quot; data=&quot;http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;data&quot; value=&quot;http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;bgcolor&quot; value=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;flashVars&quot; value=&quot;videoId=713316824001&amp;amp;playerID=67197265001&amp;amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAD5g3Zok~,ubRtqb7Li5WG4oYXfTkViCcGKp_Hz56E&amp;amp;domain=embed&amp;amp;dynamicStreaming=true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;base&quot; value=&quot;http://admin.brightcove.com&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;seamlesstabbing&quot; value=&quot;false&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;swLiveConnect&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;src&quot; value=&quot;http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;name&quot; value=&quot;flashObj&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;flashvars&quot; value=&quot;videoId=713316824001&amp;amp;playerID=67197265001&amp;amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAD5g3Zok~,ubRtqb7Li5WG4oYXfTkViCcGKp_Hz56E&amp;amp;domain=embed&amp;amp;dynamicStreaming=true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowfullscreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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