Light bulb in my head just turned on !
By Jessica Stillman at GigaOM…
Our research has shown that… collaboration improves when the roles of individual team members are clearly defined and well understood — in fact, when individuals feel their role is bounded in ways that allow them to do a significant portion of their work independently. Without such clarity, team members are likely to waste energy negotiating roles or protecting turf, rather than focusing on the task.
via One collaboration-killing mistake you’re probably making — Online Collaboration.