In “Writing “Eyeball To Eyeball”: Building A Successful Collaboration” by Rebecca Ingalls, she creates a guide how to go about and maintain effective collaborations. Collaborations should include every member of the group and their ideas/ feelings should be acknowledged. By allowing each member to contribute something of their own, will allow for a more successful experience. There should not be a leader dictating each individual’s own work, but there should be an order of the way things get done. The “leader” would be a person who makes sure things get done, but must remember to not be controlling. It helps for a more smooth collaboration. Majority of the time it is very beneficial to assign parts of the work to certain members of the group. It is also important to acknowledge everyone’s strengths and weaknesses and encourage members of the group in a positive manner to complete the assigned part. I believe positive encouragement is a key aspect in collaborating. Another aspect that I believe is important would be, critiquing. This can be done in a helpful way rather than telling a group member that they are wrong. An example of this can be “I think this part is fantastic, although maybe add a little more detail here”. This still keeps the group member with an open mind and less likely to become combative and defensive.
Overall, I completely agree with Ingalls because I think it is fair and beneficial to divide work and encourage members of a group to work together.
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