{"product_id":"beyond-collaboration-overload-how-to-work-smarter-get-ahead-and-restore-your-well-being-9781647820121","title":"Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA plan for conquering collaborative overload to drive performance and innovation, reduce burnout, and enhance well-being.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost organizations have created always-on work contexts that are burning people out and hurting performance rather than delivering productivity, innovation and engagement. Collaborative work consumes 85% of employees' time and is drifting earlier into the morning, later into the night, and deeper into the weekend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dilemma is that \u003cb\u003ewe all need to collaborate more\u003c\/b\u003e to create effective organizations and vibrant careers for ourselves. \u003cb\u003eBut conventional wisdom on teamwork and collaboration has created too much of the wrong kind of collaboration, which hurts our performance, health and overall well-being\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeyond Collaboration Overload\u003c\/i\u003e, Babson professor Rob Cross solves this paradox by showing how top performers who thrive at work collaborate in a more purposeful way that makes them \u003cb\u003e18-24% more efficient\u003c\/b\u003e than their peers. \u003cb\u003eGood collaborators are distinguished by the efficiency and intentionality of their collaboration—not the size of their network or the length of their workday\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough landmark research with more than 300 organizations, in-depth stories, and tools, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Collaboration Overload\u003c\/i\u003e will coach you to reclaim close to a day a week when you: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIdentify and challenge beliefs\u003c\/b\u003e that lead you to collaborate too quickly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImpose structure\u003c\/b\u003e in your work to prevent unproductive collaboration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlter behaviors\u003c\/b\u003e to create more efficient collaboration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt then outlines how successful people invest this reclaimed time to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCultivate a broad network\u003c\/b\u003e—not a big one—for innovation and scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnergize others\u003c\/b\u003e—a strong predictor of high performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConnect with others\u003c\/b\u003e to reduce micro-stressors and \u003ci\u003eenhance physical and mental well-being\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCross' framework provides relief from the definitive problem of our age—dysfunctional collaboration at the expense of our performance, health and overall well-being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Business Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647820121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rob Cross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793431408821,"sku":"9781647820121","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1429e918-b2fd-44c7-a379-19d9321b9692.jpg?v=1629205166","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beyond-collaboration-overload-how-to-work-smarter-get-ahead-and-restore-your-well-being-9781647820121","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}