Too much collaboration kills creativity. Here’s how to fix that and create the right conditions for innovation.

Rob Cross, a Babson College management professor, has estimated that 90% of leaders suffer collaboration overload, and that it’s possible to perform better and reclaim 18% to 24% of our work time by ...

It's no secret that in many organizations “teamwork” is more of a hopeful slogan than an actual practice. Sure, many people talk a good game of teamwork. But for reasons ranging from personality ...

I love a good sports analogy—or, to be fair, I just love sports. So, when I talk to companies about how they address innovation, I always want to know more about their “locker room chemistry.” For ...

Collaborative work has become overwhelming and ineffective. On average, we spend 85% of our time in meetings, on emails, on phone calls, and on Slack. It’s too easy to schedule a meeting (just send a ...

Collaboration at work has reached a fever pitch. Everywhere you look, there’s another company or news article touting the benefits of a connected, collaborative workforce. And that’s ...

We are all immersed in a hyper-connected workplace and world. Employees are tethered to a dizzying array of collaborative technologies, and they are collaborating more than ever before. Time spent on ...

Have you ever found yourself juggling multiple tools just to keep your team on the same page? Between endless emails, scattered documents, and the constant back-and-forth of updates, staying organized ...

It seems strange to think it is barely three years since almost everything changed. That is to say, the point at which the response to Covid-19 changed the way all companies with knowledge workers ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by juggling multiple apps, emails, and tools just to keep your team on the same page? Imagine a single platform where all your collaboration needs—task management, ...

As much anguish as I have about the state of the world—hunger, social inequality, violence, environmental degradation, and more—I also am continually and repeatedly in awe and excitement about living ...