And they come to you and they say: “I just don’t have time for the high value projects, because they’re eating their time and continuing for months and weeks to collaborate with people and not really come to agreements, or decisions.” SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL: So if you’re managing someone who is genuinely roo collaborative, male or female, one of the pieces of advice you’ve given to managers is to help them get over this by giving feedback that’s goal-oriented. REBECCA SHAMBAUGH: I think if you’re a manager, this is not always an easy conversation, but I always start off in coaching men or women to say, “Tell me about how you’re spending your time, what do you see as the key priorities?”