In the reading passage, the writer believes that the best way to approach certain project is to team up, however, in the lecture the professor holds the negative attitude towards the idea, and he cast doubt on the reading by using a number of points based on an observation by a company.
first of all, according to the reading passage, team members feel good as they carry out the work that is decided by themselves not others. In contrast, the professor indicates that there is "free ride" in almost every team, they didn't contribute much at all, and they nevertheless benefited from the recognition of the team got. In the meanwhile, those real contributors in the team didn't get the rewards they deserved; hence they held the negative attitude towards the group.
In addition, unlike the writer's opinion that the team can work more quickly, the professor demonstrated that it cost much time to reach consensus, there will be endless meetings to make an agreement in the team. Consequence, some projects didn't move quickly.
Finally, referring to the creative solutions, the reading passage claims that a group is more likely to come up with highly creative solutions than individuals, while the professor argues that there are instances that the influential people in the team will smother the creative thinking as they are more likely to convince the other members in the team.
Collectively, the contents of the reading passage are jeopardized by the lecture and the professor has the different view on the topics made in the reading passage.