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| UN-Collaborate & Work Together |
Teamwork is about cooperation and buy-in for a common goal based on on individual and group contributions. Teams are made up of people with different personality types and work styles. The best teams have members who learn to work well together without coercion; collaboration comes naturally. But when does this become smothering?
1). When people are forced to participate in team building activities on their own time, relationships are attempting to be forced. Lets be honest. It's work for the purpose of paying bills. If the personalities don't blend naturally, forcing relationships will only cause resentment and push-back.
2). Oftentimes at work, there is a specific room, also referred to as a "war room", set aside for fast-paced or critical assignments. The real purpose is to have a central location for necessary parties to meet and sort through issues and resolve problems. It should NEVER be the centralized workplace for the team because of potential frequent discussions and distractions. It further stifles people's freedom at work, fostering a captive mindset.
3). When team members are not clearly assigned tasks or are simply contributors to others' work, they will get in the way. They will interrupt and intercept ideas to make themselves look smart even when they know absolutely nothing about the subject. It is no longer collaboration but mass confusion and chaos for the skilled people.
In general, standing over people as they work, watching what comes across their computer screen, interrupting other people's conversations, and coercing people to spend time together is SMOTHERING not collaboration. Confusing the two can cause people to seek to be a committee of one - totally opposite of your intended goal of teamwork.
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