INSTANT MBA: Too Much Teamwork Can Kill Creativity

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics International Video Latest Monday, April 9, 2012 Advertisement Today's advice comes from John Baldoni, president of Baldoni Consulting via his column for Inc. "Teamwork is essential to organizational success but too much teamwork can be deadly."  This is because it encourages the establishment of collectivism and group think. Instead of coming up with a variety of different and unique ideas, the team unites and don't come up with as many ideas.  Instead, Baldoni says teamwork should be a collaboration which allows team members to incorporate their individual point of view.  "The challenge for leaders is to balance individual needs with team directives. To do so they must avoid collectivism and facilitate collaboration." "The secret to effective collaboration is individuality. You want everyone on the team to feel free to contribute ideas to a project as a means of instilling ownership and therefore increase engagement.  That does not mean that every idea that anyone says goes but it does mean people can contribute their brains as well as their brawn." Want your business advice featured in Instant MBA? Submit your tips to tipoftheday@businessinsider.com. Be sure to include your name, your job title, and a photo of yourself in your email. Please follow Careers on Twitter and Facebook. Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Careers RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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