As modern society is developing by leaps and bounds, cooperative or leadership appear increasingly
important in today’s workplace. Recently, an interesting discussion has arisen about which one of
the above-mentioned work skills is of greater significance. From my perspective, compared with
leadership, cooperative ability should be given the priority. I am going to elaborate this
viewpoint in the following paragraphs.
Firstly, cooperation can help create a harmonious atmosphere among co-workers. As is know to all,
a relaxing and friendly atmosphere can endow people with a nice mood, which allows them to work
with more efficiency. By contrast, even a person whit great leadership will more or less impose
some pressure on others, which will make them feel somewhat uncomfortable. I am a student of
computer science and I am lucky to be part of an excellent research team.
Even though there is no leader, we still have issued papers on some influential journals, which
can be attributed to our spirit of teamwork.
In addition, mistakes could be corrected due to the cooperation between each other. Cooperation
lets every member enjoy the equal right to point out the mistakes mad by others. The mutual
correction could guarantee a right path for the whole team. On the country, a strong leader
usually deprive the subordinates of the ability and willingness to challenge authority.
If that’s the case, there is a good chance for the team to go in a wrong direction. A good
case in point is Hitler in Nazi German. He is considered to be a tough leader, but it is his
powerful leadership that led the German to the verge of collapse.
Admittedly, I am not denying the value of leadership, For instance, a good leader can use this
ability to prevent a team from sliding into chaos, and put everything in order. However, in modern
world, the so-called stability and orderliness is likely to impede a team from making greater
success. Only by joint efforts between each other, a member’s creativity and vitality can be
activated, which is actually the secret of success.
In a nutshell, from what have been discussed above, a conclusion can be made: the cooperative
ability plays a pivotal role in today’s world. It is not only because cooperation creates
harmony throughout the team, but also it works as an effective tool to help the team members
correct each other’s mistakes.