Talky teams aren't productive: study

When it comes to effective business communication there is a danger in talking too much, a new study has found.

According to management-issues, University of North Carolina researchers have found teams that over-talk can be less effective than those that simply get on with the job.

The study of more than 4,800 groups concluded many teams often spend too much time discussing information everyone in the group already knows.

In contrast, the study found the best performing teams concentrated on sharing new information.

The study also found groups in which members spoke more openly tended to have better relationships with one another, but paradoxically this connection didn't translate to better performance.