Positive staff relations are the key to a productive and satisfying working environment. In this regard, both management and INTO emphasise the importance of a work culture which promotes open and constructive dialogue, which facilitates issues being aired in a transparent and fair manner and which allows for difficulties to be addressed. Examples of the difficulties which may arise from time to time in school staffs, include lack of consultation in decision making, DES circulars not being distributed, alleged bullying, inability of staff to collaborate.