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Work performance would be increased by 26% when the phone is in another room. The quality would also be improved. We assess 4 levels of remoteness: in the pocket; placed on the desk next to the user; locked in a drawer located in the room; and finally locked away in another room. The greater the distance, the greater the concentration: our standby mode goes off since there is no risk of being disturbed. The stronger our concentration is on a subject, the stronger is our overall performance.

In a meeting, it is important to designate and present several roles: the time-keeper (in charge of respecting schedules), the scribe (for taking notes), the client (who defends the client's point of view - internal or external), the candid (who challenges ideas).

The group is an advantage in decision-making. Collective decisions would be better than individual decisions, in particular because they are based on a plurality of skills and experiences. However, for a collective decision to be of good quality, certain conditions are necessary:
1 Diversity of opinions: Each member is likely to have information that the others do not. Make sure everyone can express his/her opinion.

The 3 activities that most create the feeling of belonging are: creating a piece of work or an object as a team, dancing in a synchronized manner, playing music or singing together. Take advantage of a free moment to improvis a karaoke with your colleagues! 

Source : S. Wiltermuth et al. "Synchrony and cooperation", Psychological Science, 2009; B. Volker, Friendship, Oxford Bibiographies, 2016; B. Tarr "Silent disco, dancing in synchrony, Evolution and Human Behaviour, 2016