Collaboration vs. Coordination: Why aren’t you achieving as much as you could?
Marcelo Calbucci
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Marcelo Calbucci
Technologist, Innovator, Founder, Author of The PRFAQ Framework book.
The word collaboration gives the warm and fuzzies to people. If you see it in a job description, you are more likely to apply. When you hear an exec talking about it, you go, “Yes! Let’s collaborate more!” Collaboration makes people feel good and part of the creation of something meaningful. What if I told you collaboration is a bad thing most of the time? What if I told you collaboration slows you down and makes you achieve fewer goals? What if I told you collaboration leads to less trust among coworkers?! If I haven’t lost you by now, buckle up. This ride is wild!
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1 年Contradiction between "collaboration" and "coordination" is not an absolute fact. For example , my magnetic puzzle board game is based on " coordinated collaboration" . ?? Each game element can be moved only by coordinated hand motions of two players. Common goal is to build a structure with the maximum quantity of colour mathing.
Manage multi-disciplinary teams for data driven decisions | Customer Growth | Responsible AI
2 年This is a wonderful read Marcelo.
Advancing CXP Strategies | Go to Market Leader | Transformative Leadership in Global Business & Finance | Expert in Building and Scaling Processes, Strategic Partnerships, and Innovative Solutions
2 年Collaboration triggers creativity and drives innovation, and yes there is a price tag "strong coordination".
UX & Product Design Leader. Building teams that simplify the complex.
2 年I'm not sure the origins of this, but to me it's similar in highlighting that there's opportunities for cross-functional collaboration for these specific roles. Then there's much room for coordination.
Engineering Manager @ Bazaar
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