Eric welcomes renowned professor, writer, and management thinker, Rob Cross to the podcast. Rob has studied the collaborative practices of high performers for the past 20 years and is the author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being. In part one, Rob shares how the pandemic has affected workplace collaboration, the impact of dysfunctional collaboration, and the importance of being an 'energizer' at work.