For many organizations, this means that not only do all employees of the company need to row in the same direction, but the executive teams must be engaged and at the forefront steering the boat. They waste resources, kill productivity, and jeopardize the achievement of goals.” He goes on to advise leaders to tear down silos by moving past behavioral issues and address the contextual issues that are present at the heart of the organization. Here are 5 ways to encourage a unified front.Īs written by Patrick Lencioni in his book Silos, Politics and Turf Wars “Silos – and the turf wars they enable – devastate organizations. It is the responsibility of the leadership team to recognize this and rise above to create effective, long-term solutions that are scalable, executable, and realistic. Most employees become frustrated with their department and the organization as a whole when they have identified the problems, but can’t do anything about it. These assumptions will actually lead to long term harm to the organization as a whole by creating resentment and cynicism within the teams. Unfortunately, while these behaviors may be a result of the silo mentality it is not the root cause. Many executives may look at their organization and dismiss department inefficiencies and lack of cross-functional solutions with immature employees, lack of basic training, or simply the inability for some employees to play nicely with one another.
When we take a deeper a look at the root cause of these issues, we find that more often than not silos are the result of a conflicted leadership team. The silo mindset does not appear accidentally nor is it a coincidence that most organizations struggle with interdepartmental turf wars.
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