Collaboration in the office - a necessity or a chore for workers?

FUELLED by the rise of open-plan offices and growing emphasis on collaboration, employees find themselves working together more than ever.

For the average employee, a good chunk of the day is spent at meetings and discussions that leave him or her drained. Even after work hours, this collaboration doesn't stop, thanks to the proliferation of WhatsApp chat groups. To cope, many end up doing most of their actual work at night or over the weekend. Or worse, some resort to hiding from colleagues to accomplish tasks without interruption. If this sounds familiar, you might be suffering from collaboration burnout.

Corporations may be on the right track when it comes to breaking down silos and encouraging knowledge sharing, but if such measures are implemented mindless…