The Value and Importance of Collaboration

• Author: John P. Box Jr.
• Pages: 79-91

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The Value and Importance

of Collaboration

The “Let’s Do It”1 Together Generation

What do National Basketball Association (NBA) greats LeBron James

and Kevin Durant have in common with junior associates? As a former

high school basketball player and long-time recreational league player,

I would love to say it’s basketball skills. Sadly, that is not the case. The

truth is that James, Durant, and junior associates generally work best in

teams. From the NBA to law firm life, we all love to collaborate with

coworkers.

In 2010, LeBron James (a Millennial born in 1984) engineered a

super team in Miami, joining forces with fellow All-Stars Dwayne Wade

and Chris Bosh. At the time, Michael Jordan (a young Boomer born in

1963) was incredulous that a star player would team up with former

adversaries:

1. N H  R N, M   W: H R S  

N G 163 (2010).

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