MAGIC OF TEAMWORK COLLABORATION

1 + 1 = 11

1 + 1 = 1,8

THE FACT

WHY ?

SOCIAL LOAFING

#1 EQUITY OF EFFORT

“Everyone else is goofing of, so why shouldn’t I?”

#2 LOSS OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

“I’m Lost in the Crowd, so who cares?”

#3 MOTIVATIONAL LOSS DUE TO THE SHARING OF

REWARDS

“Why Should I Work Harder than the others when

everyone get the same reward”

#4 COORDINATION LOST AS MORE PEOPLE

PERFORM THE TASK

“I think it was his responsibility”

WHEN ?

1. Task was perceived to be unimportant, simple or not interesting

2. Group members think their individual effort is not identifiable

3. Group member expect their co-worker to loaf

Team Members Reduce their effort because they feel less responsible for the output

LESS IS MORE IN TEAM

SOLUTION

1. Divide up a complex task into manageable bits and spread it out

2. Generate sense of urgency

3. Make weaker member feels responsible

OR

Provide greater transparency Performance

Management and feedback mechanism

THE QUESTION

WILL YOUR COMPANY’S

ENVIRONMENT ALLOW FOR THAT

KIND OF TRANSPARENCY ???

ALL CREDITS GOES TO http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/08/why‐less‐is‐more‐in‐teams/