Collaboration at work: From deadly deliverable Fridays to ballistic brainstorming days

Source | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar, ET Bureau
Collaboration.
The word looms large in our work life. Motivational posters like “there’s no I in teamwork” silently keep reminding us of its importance in case we were on the verge of forgetting. Value statements tell us how it is a critical value that holds the entire company together like some invisible super glue.
While collaboration is critical, here are a few hilarious situations of collaboration gone wrong.
Last-minute deadline collaboration
Imagine you are on a deadline. It’s Friday evening. Your Netflix screen is glaring meaningfully at you. You are just about to hit the finish button on the deliverable you have been working on all evening. It is the fifth version and you are hoping it will be accepted.