Jaclyn Margolis Writes About Collaboration Overload for Psychology Today
Collaboration and teamwork have long been core tenants of any functional workplace. Effectively working together often leads to better performance and happier employees. However, with the advent of collaboration software such as Slack and Zoom, employees might be spending too much time collaborating. In an article written for Psychology Today, Jaclyn Margolis, Pepperdine Graziadio associate professor of applied behavioral science, explains how employees are getting overwhelmed with collaboration, leading to increased stress and decreased productivity. According to research cited by Margolis, collaboration has increased more than 50 percent over the last decade, with “employees spending approximately 34 hours in a standard 40-hour work week working together (responding to emails, monitoring a Slack Channel, participating in a Zoom meeting).” To avoid the dark side of collaboration, Margolis recommends these three strategies:
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