Many organizations today face increased challenges resulting from economic pressures, the imperative of innovation, and growing interest in shifting from authority-based structures to collaborative structures and relationships. People across the board within organizations — from administrative support personnel to senior management — have found the tools of Nonviolent Communication, or Collaborative Communication, to be a practical source of inspiration and support in facing such challenges. The use of NVC empowers both managers and workers to seek creative solutions to problems and to be responsive to a multiplicity of needs in changing times. Nonviolent Communication skills can contribute to efficient collaborative decision-making; to greater cohesion around a shared vision; to enhanced morale and productivity; to trust within and between work teams; to increased understanding between management and workers; and to skillful leadership attentive to everyone's needs in the organization.