Are you looking to streamline your workflow when working with others?

Do you want some tips to help you improve collaboration?

Whether you’re at work, home, or school, part of productivity involves working with other people.

You’ve come together to get something done.

The only question is, are you bringing along some excess baggage for the ride without even realizing it?

In this post, you’ll find three tips to help you as you’re working with other people on a project, task…whatever!

You only quantify productivity.

Punch in, punch out, the clock is your guide to productivity right? Actually, there’s lots of ways to be productive.

Yes, you can perform a task in a certain period of time.

But you also have to consider the value of what you produced in any given amount of time.

Of course, you should strive to produce your best work.

You you may not communicate this when working with others.

Have a discussion with your work partner about what constitutes a productive work session.

For example, it is developing a certain number of so-so ideas or is it developing two or three excellent ideas?

Make sure you describe both the quantifier and qualifier of your work.

you must have a digital device in hand.

Having technology on hand doesn’t always mean you’ll be productive.

Depending on the circumstances, technology can be a help to some and a hindrance to others.

Besides, everyone works differently; some people may work well using paper and pen, while others thrive in a digital world.

The best way to deal with technology is to discuss it ahead of time.

Will you need some sort of digital device for your meeting? Must devices be on for the entire meeting?

Can you refer to digital devices when you need it? What work can be done in an analog fashion?

What work might actually get completed faster without the use of technology?

Your idea of a work session is the same.

Just because you agree to work with someone at the same time doesn’t necessarily mean you’re both on the same page.

This point is similar to the first tip in this post, but takes it a bit further in terms of the work pace.

Some people work quickly, others more slowly.

What you want to strive for is a happy medium where you can both function and work well together.

Now’s the time to put aside personal preferences aside for the moment and focus on getting the job done.

So what if the pace is going a bit slower or faster than you’d like?

If you accomplish all that you set out to do and keep lines of communication open, you’re in a good spot.

Keep an open mind and treat others as you’d want to be treated; you’re both working towards a common goal.

How about you? How are you going to approach working with others in future? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!