The Promises and Pitfalls of Teamwork and Collaboration

Is too much teamwork hurting your productivity?

It's an increasingly common problem, and most of us can probably think of recent experiences where working with others led to great insights and helped our motivation. But we can probably also recall some counter-examples, in which we felt as if other people got in the way of clear thinking, made us inefficient, or we felt unfairly saddled with the work of others who were not performing. 

In this free webinar, HDO's Program Director Mary Rose, Ph.D. will guide participants through an exploration of the social science behind group work with the following key questions in mind:

• Under what circumstances do we perform better in the presence of others, and when do groups get in our way? 
• Are some tasks better suited than others to teamwork? 

The discussion will ultimately point to some practical questions to ask about whether team efforts will likely help or hurt in getting work done.