From the course: The New Rules of Work

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Rule #4: Work with others to solve a pool of problems

Rule #4: Work with others to solve a pool of problems

From the course: The New Rules of Work

Rule #4: Work with others to solve a pool of problems

- The old rules of work meant you didn't always have to collaborate with other people. Even if you were part of a team, you might've worked somewhat independently of others workers. But in a constantly changing work environment, you and your fellow team members will increasingly need to work together to solve problems. You're going to find you need to collaborate across departments and divisions across organizational boundaries and with people all over around the world. So, rule number four of the new rules of work, work with others to solve a pool of problems. Remember that rule number two of the new rules of work is that you must be an adaptive problem solver, in the same way that you as an individual are solving a set of problems, what you'll increasingly find is that you and your coworkers will need to work together as a team of problem solvers. So, rather than being a set of individual workers who operate in parallel,…

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