Collaboration and negotiation

- Any workplace that has some form of scale … will benefit from collaborative approaches to decisions. … When there's just 30 of you, … it's easier to come together and make decisions. … When it's 3,030 of you, it's much trickier. … Collaboration has become something … of a buzz word in the world of work. … Many companies recognize that motivated employees … are vital in making things, doing things … and serving their reason for being customers. … Employees are also helping shape future successes … and overcoming obstacles in the workplace … to influence company decisions. … We call this negotiation. … Formalized worker representation … is one form of collaboration and negotiation, … which many of us would recognize. … Unions or worker councils step into controversial, … complex and challenging situations like unfair conditions … of work for people with long hours and imposed shifts. … So they act on behalf of their members … to create something fairer for all them. … They offer alternatives, compromises …