Synergy is the idea that 1 + 1 = 3.
Your results alone. Plus another person’s results alone. Equals less than the results of us working together in creative collaboration.
I’m sure you can confirm this based on previous first hand experiences in your life.
What’s also true, however, is 1 + 1 = 1.
Your results alone. Plus another person’s results alone. Equals more than the results of us working together in creative inhibition.
And I know you’ve worked with people who can confirm this idea.
So the question then becomes: who’s who in your life?
…And how can you spend more time with the people who create that synergistic effect on work results?
…But maybe most importantly (since this focuses on what’s within your control vs what’s outside of it): how can you better facilitate creative collaboration vs creative inhibition? I.e. How can you be a better synergy facilitator?
…Can you be a better listener? Can you be more kind? Can you create a more safe space? Can you ask better questions? Can you offer a more playful, fun energy? …And so on.
Because you can either invest in the above inner work to potentially create a results multiplier in your life or you can keep throwing your hands into the air, complaining, and choosing to just, “do it all yourself, because working with others is a waste of time…”
The choice is yours.