Benefits of collaboration

Collaboration within organisations means the prevention of unhealthy conflict, and the maintenance of an environment of shared values and behaviours, robust and sustainable relationships.

Collaboration results in an array of often unanticipated benefits including:

• The building of workplace community
• Allowing business to quickly adapt to change
• Sparking of innovation
• Improvement of responsiveness to customer and stakeholder needs
• Creation of intelligent organisations with a competitive edge
• Breaking down of barriers within organisations
• Increasing learning within organisations
• Promotion of rapid and intelligent decision making
• Promotion of self initiation and ownership by employees
• Inspiration of business innovation enhancing profitability and business sustainability
• Optimal organisational systems capitalising on individual ability
• Promotion of excellence in communication skills
• Attraction and retention of talent