More companies are asking employees from different departments to collaborate on projects. Employees at the Starr Conspiracy, a Fort Worth, Texas, ad agency, have been collaborating closely on projects for four years. When listening in meetings, “I like to dwell on” what is being said and digest it, says Mr. Mercer, the agency’s director of web technology. Mr. Goodman says Mr. Mercer appears inscrutable. Mr. Mercer says it’s all good: He prefers working on a diverse team to “being locked in a room doing one task.”There’s no hiding one’s foibles.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 28, 2017 16:17 UTC