When internal collaboration is bad

The problem wasn't collaboration is good or bad.

Research found that novice teams actually benefited from exchanging ideas with peers.

Rather, the challenge is determining when it makes sense and when it doesnt.

More often, managers ask how can we get people to collaborate more. That's the wrong question!

A better question would be, "Will collaboration on this project create or destroy value?"

In fact, to collaborate well is to know when not to do it.