What we can learn from our teammates

Collaboration is typically seen as a means to achieving some discrete goal. Teamwork and cooperation can take care of much of this (if you’re not familiar with the distinction between teamwork and cooperation, read our guide). Collaboration is something else. It's a culture that exists outside of specific projects and is meant to enrich both the process and results of people working together.

This extra dimension that collaboration has, separate from teamwork and cooperation, requires strong relationships and a high degree of trust among co-workers. The thing about collaboration is that the more we do it, the better we get at it. That's because effective collaboration doesn't just need team members to share strong bonds – it strengthens those bonds. Those bonds develop as we learn more about our teammates through collaboration.

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