Collaboration

Just the presence of other people can help you

• Feel more hungry

• Perform better academically

• Get annoyed

• Transform into a sea turtle

A 2006 Harvard study that showed the performance of heart surgeons improved over time when...

• The worked alone

• They drank a lot of coffee

• They worked surrounded by their usual team

• They got enough sleep

A 2009 survey by Cisco of thousands of teleworkers found 69 percent said their productivity was _________ when they worked remotely

• Worse

• Higher

• The same

• Wack-a-doodle

What makes for a better team?

• Everyone being bestest bestest friends

• Having an imposter among the group

• Staying on task

• Having a blend of introverts and extroverts

Researchers at MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory have found _______ is the most important factor that contributes to team success.

• Groups that hang out causally together

• Getting every task perfectly right

• Never talking to each other

• Having no fun at all