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Post by grober86 on Jul 28, 2013 19:32:10 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Too Much Teamwork Can Kill Creativity
I completely agree with the following from the article "The secret to effective collaboration is individuality. You want everyone on the team to feel free to contribute ideas to a project as a means of instilling ownership and therefore increase engagement. That does not mean that every idea that anyone says goes but it does mean people can contribute their brains as well as their brawn." People need to not lose creativity and just go with team in these situations. I learned that lesson in group projects for marketing.
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Post by mparrish on Jul 28, 2013 19:45:26 GMT -6
The idea of too much teamwork being bad is not exactly correct, in my opinion. While teams should focus on being strong, there is no reason why a team leader can't foster individual creativity within the team. Group think is something that happens when there is a failure of leadership, not a natural progression of team building. There is no such thing as too much team work being a bad thing, in my opinion, there is only bad leadership.
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Post by lakeishabrooks on Jul 29, 2013 7:49:02 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Too Much Teamwork Can Kill Creativity I agree with this article, while groups may benefit the company, individuality can also help. It is important to get ideas from everyone in the group because a group should be more like a democracy. To me every idea matters and one could have a idea that is so great that it can benefit the company. Our company values individual responses that is why they send out individual surveys to each employee to see exactly what our thoughts are.
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Post by meganbahm91 on Jul 29, 2013 10:46:29 GMT -6
Teamwork is great in a work place, but it can be too much. John Baldoni is correct, too much teamwork can kill creativity. When a team gets together they can come up one multiple ideas that are great. But they spend too much time coming up with ideas that they do not decide on what idea to use. This can be a huge downfall for a company.
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Post by robertnicholson on Jul 29, 2013 11:52:51 GMT -6
I don’t agree that “too much teamwork can be deadly” because I think teamwork, when done appropriately, can actually boost creativity. If you have a group of people and all of you have a chance to say and contribute your ideas, even more creativity will spark. When people put their ideas together and work as a team and everyone gets to hear everyone else’s ideas, there will be more creativity.
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Post by ahrield on Jul 29, 2013 14:09:57 GMT -6
Teamwork makes great success for a company to achieve great accomplishments. You must know how to work with the team first before it is any such thing as teamwork. You list learn to work your fair share and also if you feel something is not right to speak about it! You must remember that teamwork is really a full team effort thing so if one person doesn't do right it can mess up a whole company and make teamwork real hard to work with.
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Post by knight2 on Jul 29, 2013 16:23:18 GMT -6
I think that without creativity we have nothing. But as with everything creativity must be done in moderation. When setting up groupthink you must let your employees know that everyone contributes in one way or another
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Post by stephaniemeyer on Oct 13, 2013 18:50:46 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Too Much Teamwork Can Kill Creativity
This article made me think of the cooperative groupwork I have my students do in class. As teachers, we are encouraged to have the students engage in groupwork on a regular basis. In fact, we are basically mandated to have them sit in groups. I agree with this concept to a point. However, I also agree with the author when he states that too much groupwork kills individual creativity. Especially with children, when working in groups, people are more likely to go with the majority instead of against it and standing up for their own ideas. A better way, in my opinion, is to have students come up with ideas independently and then, after a set amount of time, move them into groups to have them share and collaborate on all ideas that are presented. I think this is a better method to utilize in businesses, as well, as employers are more likely to get more varied and diverse ideas.
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Post by brentgruber on Oct 15, 2013 8:47:08 GMT -6
I agree with this article. I think at times it is important to work as a team in a collaborative effort. It helps promote teamwork and allows for opinions to allow for the "best version" of an idea. At the same time, however, too much teamwork may be harmful. It could kill creativity and make people too reliant on others when it comes to producing ideas. I think that there must be a balance between both when it comes to this topic.
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Post by chrmichall on Oct 19, 2013 13:03:28 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Too Much Teamwork can kill creativity
I agree that teamwork can reduce creativity. When in a team you have to combine ideas and with everyone having different point of views it may be hard to voice the ideas that are outside of the box. When creating ideas alone there is more creativity and when everyone does this than come together to collaborate their ideas may lead to something never thought of.
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Post by ernestmajoue on Oct 22, 2013 19:02:39 GMT -6
Teams can be good and bad for employees. I agree with the article where to much team work can be deadly. Coming up with a greater number of ideas is good and 4 brains are better than 1. Teams can be more effective when every member feels they are participating in the project and have input on achieving the goal set fort. Teams are like families they are working toward being successful and by working together they can accomplish goals and task in life and business.
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Post by Holland Bussell on Oct 25, 2013 20:39:57 GMT -6
Everyone loves to work in groups. They are easier for slackers or those who want less responsibility to hide in. Working as individuals collectively is a better plan since everyone gets a chance to implement their ideas first and then combine then as a whole. The original business idea that got the company up and running most likely came from an individual. I would rather have ideas from a series of individuals than a group agreeing on someone's idea because it simply sounds good.
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Post by katiebourgeois on Oct 28, 2013 8:30:20 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Too Much Teamwork Can Kill Creativity
I agree that teamwork is essential to an organization's success. However, I do not agree that too much teamwork can be harmful. You want your workers to work in a group to get things done. Things will get done quicker and better with the collaboration of a group. I do agree that it is important to have individual inputs, so it would be smart to ask each individual to brainstorm their ideas then to start a group. Once the group is formed, you can then work all the ideas in together.
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Post by heatherlaurent on Oct 29, 2013 10:35:31 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Too Much Teamwork Can Kill Creativity
"Teamwork is essential to organizational success but too much teamwork can be deadly". Honestly, I do not enjoy teamwork. You must always rely on others in some way, but some people are not as motivated and reliable as others. This puts unnecessary stress and you may have to end up putting even more work to make the project successful. I feel at some point the level of innovation plateaus. Finding a unique balance between teamwork and individual work is important for success.
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Post by katiesnyder on Oct 30, 2013 19:09:52 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Too Much Teamwork Can Kill Creativity
Teamwork is a fragile part of business because not enough can lead to problems and too much can lead to co-worker turmoil and internal disputes. So I would agree with the article that too much teamwork would lead to creativity struggles. This is would happen because of all of the clashing styles and thoughts that would be happening. While teamwork is important it is one of those things I believe should be dealt with in moderation.
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