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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Collaboration

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New from the bestselling HBR’s 10 Must Reads series.



Join forces with others inside and outside your organization to solve your toughest problems.



If you listen to nothing else on collaborating effectively, you should at least hear these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you work more productively with people on your team, in other departments, and in other organizations.



Leading experts such as Daniel Goleman, Herminia Ibarra, and Morten Hansen provide the insights and advice you need to:



• Forge strong relationships up, down, and across the organization
• Build a collaborative culture
• Bust silos
• Harness informal knowledge sharing
• Pick the right type of collaboration for your business
• Manage conflict wisely
• Know when not to collaborate

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First published January 1, 2013

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Profile Image for Scott Pearson.
857 reviews41 followers
February 5, 2025
Since most emerging contemporary problems require team approaches, fostering a collaborative environment is a key to business success in today’s marketplace. Therefore, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) has a long list of articles available on the topic. They picked and compiled the ten best in this short guide.

Much like the magazine articles they originally were, chapters cover various topics, each with its own angle. For instance, one chapter addresses how to check if the benefits of collaboration exceed the costs of collaboration. Another chapter explores different strategic collaborative approaches and when to pursue each – or many at the same time.

By far the most interesting chapter was Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis’ piece on the neuroscience of collaboration. Goleman is previously famous for his groundbreaking work on emotional intelligence. Together, they focus on how the brain’s mirror neurons function in building collaborative environments. They hope teams build tight communicative transactions so that they can “read each others’ minds” transparently and efficiently.

The audience for these selections include the managerial classes in organizations – especially the C suite. To be straight, their perspective is for organizational leaders, not as much frontline managers in the trenches. Like much of HBR’s series, this select group might not incorporate the bread and butter of day-to-day managers. Nonetheless, it addresses how organizations can take advantage of competitive opportunities by empowering their entire team to collaborate.
974 reviews5 followers
February 23, 2019
To kolejna pozycja HBR po którą postanowiłem sięgnąć. Tym razem mamy tutaj do czynienia z kompendium 10 artykułów, absolutnego minimum które każdy osoba zainteresowana tematem powinna przeczytać.
W tomiku znajdziemy artykuł odnośnie budowania relacji w dużej organizacji z ludźmi ma różnych szczeblach w różnych pionach.
Jest też artykułu przeznaczony głównie dla kierowników czy managerów odnośnie tego jak wspierać duch współpracy wśród podwładnych.
Często przeszkodą hamującą współpracę są sztuczne organizacyjne tak zwane „silosy”, w książce znajdziemy dość ciekawy artykuł dający wskazówki jak je burzyć, jak radzić sobie z nimi.
Nieformalne metody wymiany informacji są bardzo ważne, jest też artykuł właśnie ma ten temat.
Ponieważ istnieją różne metody współpracy ważne jest wiedzieć jakie oraz kiedy ii w jakich sytuacjach należy jest stosować a kiedy nie.
Konflikt kojarzy się z czymś negatywnym, często unikamy konfliktów. Jednak zapominamy iż konflikt to źródło postępu i zmiany na lepsze. Nie powinnismy negatywnie patrzeć na konflikty lub też ich na siłę unikać. Jednym z ważniejszych artykułów w tej pozycji jest właśnie według mnie artykuł o konflikcie. Osobiście sporo wyniosłem z tego artykułu. Oprócz teorii autorzy przytaczają świetne przykłady.
Mądrą rzeczą w niektórych sytuacjach jest unikanie współpracy i na ten temat też znajdziemy artykuł. Też mnie bardzo zaintrygował ten artykuł.
Mocno polecam tą pozycje. Potwierdza wysoki poziom HBR.
Profile Image for Ali Arabzadeh.
188 reviews58 followers
February 25, 2021
هم‌کاری و کار تیمی از کم‌یاب‌ترین مهارت‌هاست که فرآیند یادگیری‌ش هم از مهارت‌های دیگر دشوارتر است. در واقع هر عملی که یک سر آن آدم‌های دیگر باشند به‌خاطر پیچیدگی آدم‌ها پر دست‌انداز می‌شود.
این کتاب چیزهای یادگرفتنی درباره‌ی هم‌کاری به شما یاد می‌دهد ولی نه آن‌قدر که از آن انتظار داشتم. البته که از مجله‌ی کسب‌وکار هاروارد نباید توقع حرف‌های غریب و بدیع داشته باشید.
بهترین یادداشت به نظر من «هم‌کاری می‌خواهید؟» بود که به یک مسئله‌ی غامض یعنی اختلاف و نحوه‌ی مواجه با آن پرداخته است.
به هر حال، کتاب را به راحتی می‌شود به کسانی که مسئله‌ی توسعه‌ی تیم و کسب‌وکار و مدیریت دارند، توصیه کرد.
ترجمه به نحو آزاردهنده‌ای بد و پرت و پلاست و این در حالی‌ست که متن‌های اصلی انگلیسی ساده و سرراستی دارند بنابراین می‌شود نتیجه گرفت یا مترجم نابلد است یا سربه‌هوا.
اندازه‌ی فونت هم برای تبدیل کردن فرآیند مطالعه‌ی کتاب به شکنجه، ریزتر از حد معمول است که خب انگار ناشر هم می‌خواسته سهم خودش را در بد منتشر کردن اثر ادا کند.
این‌که ناشران حوزه‌ی کسب‌وکار مثل نوین و آموخته و «هنوز» انقدر بی‌دقت و غیرمسئولانه کتاب‌های‌شان را منتشر می‌کنند، روند اذیت‌کننده‌ای‌ست که شاید بخشی‌ش محصول سواد فارسی کم مخاطبان‌شان است که خیال آن‌ها را از واکنش آن‌ها به کیفیت محصول نهایی راحت‌ کرده است.
Profile Image for David.
70 reviews6 followers
January 30, 2025
The book offers key insights on teamwork, leadership, and overcoming organizational silos. Featuring articles from experts like Gratton and Hansen, it highlights strategies for fostering collaboration and balancing individual and team performance. While some content may feel more suited to large organizations, the principles remain relevant across industries.
76 reviews
August 20, 2020
Be aware that this book is almost identical to another HBR, “Collaborating Effectively”, published in 2011
Profile Image for Erick Hunt.
26 reviews
December 17, 2025
Great read - trying to implement these myself.

Collaboration is what makes us the most powerful species on earth.

I like the concept of the company in this book using a "Social Media" like platform to drive the mission.

It's important to get all members involved in the mission - Social platforms work well to scale things like this well.

Great concepts in this book.
Profile Image for Mark.
519 reviews83 followers
December 9, 2015
This was Excellent, with great examples. Yet, it focuses on large corporations. For those who are working with teams under 100, this may not be as helpful as those who are crossing silo boundaries within a large organization, merging corporations, or reaching out to other companies. Still, a great read.
Profile Image for Mike.
88 reviews
July 28, 2013
Interesting, short articles offering different perspectives on collaboration with plenty of real-world uses and interesting scenarios. Looking forward to implementing some of these practices soon. I'd be interested in some of the other books in this series.
Profile Image for Shannon Fox.
8 reviews
May 29, 2014
Excellent! It really helped me explain to my boss what true collaboration should look like and why.
8 reviews7 followers
May 12, 2015
Es un buen consolidado de los articulos de HB Review relacionados con los retos de la Colaboración en las empresas, sin embargo, todo avanza muy rápido y los artículos ya son de varios años atrás.
Profile Image for Vairavel.
142 reviews4 followers
December 31, 2015
A collection of articles - good read on improving collaboration across the enterprise.
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