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C<\/span><\/span>ollaboration\u2014the collective work of two or more people with a shared goal\u2014is essential in an organization. Collaborative organizations are more likely to reach shared goals and outperform others.<\/span><\/p>\n

If collaboration is so beneficial, why is it so rare? Why is it difficult to collaborate?<\/p>\n

Ask this question and you\u2019ll hear many explanations.<\/p>\n

Some say it\u2019s the silos we work in\u2014breaking down concrete walls can be tough.<\/p>\n

Others say it\u2019s our culture, which gears us towards competition\u2014even within the same organization.<\/p>\n

Collaboration is about establishing trust in relationships. Competitiveness is about the opposite: getting the most or giving the least.<\/p>\n

Still others say working through different perspectives takes too much time.<\/p>\n

Defensiveness: A Roadblock to Collaboration<\/h3>\n

But there\u2019s another very personal factor you may not have considered: defensiveness.<\/p>\n

According to mediator, former law professor, and senior administrative law judge Jim Tamm, it is the single greatest inhibitor to true collaboration.<\/p>\n

In a TEDx talk called Cultivating Collaboration: Don’t Be So Defensive!<\/u><\/a>, Tamm explores the emotional side of collaboration, where we\u2019re driven by our vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>