Benefits

I think working co-operatively means that people work together in order to reach the best decision. Benefits of this is they can share ideas. They can develop different skills from others and improve their knowledge. By working with others you can ensure that the best decision is reached by having people from different expertise available. It helps develop communication skills and helps build relationships with other members.

Challenges

Challenges of working co-operatively is that conflicts can arise. This can be due to barriers to communications such as different backgrounds and personalities. Due to these barriers meetings can become difficult to control and can lead to frustration and arguments. It can also lead to some people’s views not being heard. Another challenge is some people being more committed than others, this again can lead to disagreements. It can be difficult to arrange meetings so that everyone can turn up.