Interview someone who works in an organization about his or her on-the-job collaboration activities. Possible questions to ask include the following:

■ How do you handle disagreements?
■ What do you do when someone isn’t doing his/her share of the work on a collaborative project?
■ What do you do to see every person meets team deadlines?
■ How do you handle unexpected problems? Illness?
Injury? Broken equipment?
■ What advice can you give about effectively collaborating on projects?