1、Addressing the Collaboration Skills Gapin partnership with2023 Collaboration Trends ReportDuring the pandemic,talent pools expanded,workplace flexibility became a real responsibility for individuals and organizations,and employees prioritized spending more time with their families.However,change cam

2、e with new challenges as people marched to their home offices,kitchen counters,and couches to work every day.While there was no more commute(or need to wear shoes),something seemed to be missing.People werent connecting.Video communication quickly became synonymous with connection as meetings floode

3、d calendars to fill the void of human interaction.Teams quickly realized they needed something more than a video call to accomplish great things together.They needed to bring purpose and intention to the way they worked together.Great ideas and outcomes could no longer be left to chance.With connect

4、ion and collaboration fraying at the seams,many companies responded by mandating in-office days.Others responded by adopting more software to knit teams back together.Fast forward to today,and weve now been doing this long enough to understand:Are these efforts actually working?What are the conseque

5、nces of dysfunctional collaboration?And(most importantly)how can we be happier at work?Our 2023 Collaboration Trends Report,in partnership with Microsoft,highlights the findings from a survey of 4,000 people working in remote,hybrid,and office environments.The report highlights the gap between how i

6、mportant collaboration is and how many teams fall short when it comes to intentional collaboration and how pushing to go back into the office is only exacerbating the problem.The collaboration skills gap is not only negatively impacting employees,but it is also having adverse effects on companies.Em