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collaboration happens more often than we
realize
whether it's for a work project a
creative endeavor or an everyday problem
situations arise where it's required or
we seek it out on our own collaboration
can be defined as working together with
others to achieve a common goal
this may seem easy in theory but being
an effective collaborator can sometimes
be a challenge it's important to not let
your ego take hold when collaborating it
can be easy to get so wrapped up in your
own ideas that you're not giving your
full attention and consideration to
everyone else's if everyone in the room
falls prey to this there wouldn't really
be any collaboration happening take time
to really listen and process the ideas
of others an important part of the
collaborative process is everyone having
the opportunity to share their ideas and
not just be heard but understood on a
similar note it's important that
everyone is able to be candid when
giving and receiving feedback when you
share your opinion and someone else
disagrees with it
try not to take it personally if you do
find yourself feeling offended remind
yourself that the goal of collaboration
is to find an optimal solution or idea
and not necessarily for your ideas to be
right on the flip side you should also
feel comfortable giving open and honest
feedback to others so long as you're
being polite about it in some cases it's
helpful to seek out people outside of
your field this could mean someone who
works in a different position at your
job someone with a different background
from you or someone who's an expert in
the topic you're seeking information
about this can help to start more
dynamic conversations and introduce
ideas that you may not have come up with
if you were working on your own or with
a group of like-minded people
collaboration may not always be easy but
if you're able to apply some of these
ideas you may find the process and
results to be productive and positive
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