Some co-workers will rather “play in a band than be solo artists”

Independence is our desire for self-reliance and one of our life motives. It motivates people to make their own decisions and to value their personal freedom. We all have this need, but to a very different extent, from a very low need for some – to a very high need for others.

Those who have a weak desire for independence want to “make good music” with others and be interdependent with colleagues, as they want to belong to a group.

People with weak desire for independence like teamwork. They get new ideas when discussing work related matters with others. They usually say: 1+1 becomes 3 when they interact with their colleagues. Together they will write music, which is better than they would have come up with themselves.