仕事をする上で大切なのは、周りと**の**コミュニケーションです。What's the function of の here?


I have no clue what の has to do in the sentence. Isn't 周り **とコミュニケーション**
です。enough?




NICE Question.

So the の is in it's possessive functionality here.

The Communication is that which is had between the speaker and those around
them.

This is a common form when talking about the state of some relationship or
some interaction

EX：

君との生活はできない

あいつらとの関係は上手くいかないね。

親との考え方が違うんだ

Hope that helps

