by Patrick Lencioni
Patrick Lencioni, the doctor of organizational health, has “never used a tool with clients that has been so universally and successfully adopted” as what he gives us in Silos, Politics and Turf Wars.
Following his proven pattern of delivering essential principles via a well-crafted story, Lencioni is out to help business, governmental agencies, and non-profits tear down the silos and the turf wars they enable. If you want to waste resources, kill productivity, and jeopardize goal achievement . . . then just ignore these pages. But if you want help teams across your organization unite and work collaboratively toward your mission, give it a read . . . and follow.
WHAT IS A SILO? “Silos are nothing more than the barriers that exist between department within an organization, causing people who are supposed to be on the same team to work against one another.” 175
WHO’S TO BLAME? Lencioni is not out to point fingers, but he notes that “if there is a place where the blame for silos and politics belongs, it is at the top of an organization.” 177
WHAT’S THE SOLUTION? A thematic goal
