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Teamwork is not always the best way of working – new study
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Teamwork is not always the best way of working – new study

Taha Yasseri
The Conversation, 2023
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The prevailing wisdom, rooted in the belief that “collective intelligence” trumps individual intelligence, says that team efforts outshine solo attempts. But Taha Yasseri, a sociology professor at University College Dublin, shares research from a new study that challenges this assumption. He explains how to anticipate “process losses” when working in teams, and he offers insights into underperformance. Discover how to harness the benefits of teamwork, and explore why working alone is often more beneficial.

Take-Aways

  • Contrary to popular belief, teams don’t always outperform individuals.
  • “Social loafing” – that is, a failure of one or more team members to contribute a fair share of the work – sabotages the team’s results.
  • Boost performance with social learning, coordination and the strategic use of teams.

About the Author

Taha Yasseri is a sociology professor at the University College Dublin, and a former University of Oxford senior research fellow in computational social science.

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