If you do a quick search on any search engine, you will find many sites of people who say that they can tell you the essential tools or strategies you need to ensure success.  The problem is that all of them list different tools and strategies!  Every organization and business is unique so that it is not surprising that you will find a different list of items for different types of entities.  If you search for the "seven C's", you will find pages related to leadership, communication, consulting, learning and even more specialized topics like web design and coaching.  What I have discovered is that there are three fundamental "C"s that will not guarantee success (and be wary of anything that promises that) but will lead to a more productive and rewarding experience working with your company or organization.

• Cooperation - Competition is healthy; but so is cooperation.  Remember that you and the others in the organization or business are part of a team and as such are all working toward the same ultimate goals.  Not everyone may always get along or agree, but it is important that you don't stand in the way of someone else getting their work done.  Be there to answer the phone when they've got a question or offer up the documents that you might have that are what they're looking for.
• Collaboration - Like every organization, every person is unique with their own skills and talents.  Collaborating with others will enable you to help them think in new ways and come up with new solutions and also for you to find new strategies in your own work.  Collaboration doesn't mean that three of you all take a document and break it into three sections and all work on it separately, it means that you use your strengths to help offset what might be a weakness for others.  There might be someone in your office struggling with an issue that you found a solution to last week - help them out.
• Communication - probably the most important of the three, and also the most overlooked.  Communication is more than saying hello to your co-workers as you pass them on the way to the water cooler, it is an essential tool for any organization.  How many times have you started working on a project only to find out that someone else has already completed what you were working on?  Or how many times have you thought someone else was responsible for a task only to realize that they were never aware of that?  These are the pitfalls that occur when there is poor or no communication.  Check in with each other, see where they are at and let them know what you're working on.  If you have questions about a project or task, certainly go and ask someone.  Keep each other in the loop and you will find that things get done more smoothly and the stress of not knowing if something is getting done or having one person responsible for too many tasks will disappear.