Team collaboration: How to be a Bad Director
Want to sabotage your team collaboration? We’ve got just the (tongue-in-cheek) guide for that! From ignoring messages to keeping secrets like a spy, follow our foolproof plan to not work together. But seriously if you recognise any of these habits, it might be time for a team reset. Collaboration isn’t just a buzzword it’s the backbone of success.
How Not to Do Team Collaboration
Team collaboration is often hailed as the cornerstone of effective leadership—but what happens when leaders get it wrong? This tongue-in-cheek video from ted Learning explores the top five ways to sabotage collaboration within your leadership team. From fostering confusion and avoiding difficult conversations to prioritising ego over progress, it highlights behaviours that quietly corrode trust and alignment.
If any of these sound uncomfortably familiar, it may be time to reset how your leadership team works together. Effective team collaboration isn’t just about sharing goals—it’s about creating a culture where communication, respect, and clarity are the norm, not the exception.
Watch the video to reflect, recalibrate, and get your team back on track. Because collaboration done well isn’t soft—it’s strategic.
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