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Recording Three

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    Today I’d like to talk about the dangers of being too collaborative. Being a good team player is a central skill in our modern workplace. The ability to work well with others and collaborate on projects is a sought-after ability in nearly every position. (22) However, placing too much emphasis on being a good team player can negatively affect your career growth.

    Don’t be overly focused on gaining consensus. Don’t be too concerned with the opinions of others. (22) This can hinder your ability to make decisions, speak up and gain recognition for your individual skills and strengths.

    Some people are too subordinate to others’ opinions, too focused on decision consensus, too silent about their own point of view, too agreeable to take things on when they don’t have time or energy. This leads to building a brand of underconfident, submissive, low-impact non-leaders and hampers their growth and career advancement.

    (23) Collaboration certainly makes your individual competencies and contributions more difficult for outsiders to identify. Collaborative projects mean you’re sharing the spotlight with others. Outsiders may then find it difficult to determine your contributions and strengths. This may end up costing you opportunities for promotions or pay raises. You certainly shouldn’t ditch teamwork, but how can you avoid the hazards of being an over-collaborator?

    Working in a team can have huge benefits. Your team may have repeated successes and often gain recognition. (24) You then have more opportunities to expand your professional network than if you worked alone. However, finding a balance between team efforts and individual projects that give you independent recognition is important for making a name for yourself and providing opportunities for advancement.

    Be selective in who you work with. This will maximize the benefits and minimize the downsides of being a team player. Collaborate with people who have complementary expertise. Select projects where there’s potential for mutual benefit. Perhaps you’re bringing your unique knowledge and gaining access to someone else’s professional network. Or maybe you’re able to learn a new skill by working with someone. Seek out your teammates purposefully rather than jumping on every new group project opportunity.

    (25) When we’re too collaborative, we want everyone to agree with a decision before we proceed. This can create unnecessary delays as you hold meetings trying to achieve consensus. It’s fine to be collaborative when seeking input, but put a deadline on the input stage and arrive at a decision, even if it’s a decision that doesn’t have consensus.

23. What does the speaker say about people engaged in collaborative projects?

解析：C。录音中表示，合作会使外界很难辨识出你的个人能力和贡献，C项中的recognized对应录音中的identify，因此C正确。A项利用their original view作干扰，但录音中说很少表达自己的观点是在“过度寻求达成共识”的情况下，并非是泛指参与合作的人，故排除。录音中说合作会使得个人努力与贡献不太容易被识别，并未指出人们会因此失去动力，B项属于过度推断，故排除。录音中表示过度合作会使人们缺乏自信，但并未表示会失去信心和创造力，故D错误。