Breaking the Silos & Tribalism – Big surprise silos exist, so what can we do about it? there are nuances of personalities, defensive plays, insecurities and operational inefficiencies. Rather than boiling the ocean of industrial psychology, six sigma and leadership skills, let's think about the problems it creates - restricted knowledge flow, diminished creative power, reduced outside focus and enabled hiding places that conceal real problems.
"Breaking down silos… requires looking inside yourself and asking whether your mindset plays a part in propping up the silos.”
Eliminating silos isn’t easy. Target specific groups, and even people within those departments, to help you dismantle barriers, streamline goals, and make improvements. Let’s get out in front through dialogue and direct conversations with other regional or national leaders.
Consider your own organization - The ultimate goals align, high-level, but methods vary. What if they teamed up with the leadership team to talk about what “stakeholders”, really want and how to accomplish it? Figure out what activities would make the biggest difference and highest impact in your day-to-day work. Call a meeting to air your differences honestly and to learn a few good things about each other. Then, face the problems individually and focus of the perfect remediation. Skip the details at first. Instead, find common ground for what might happen if you work together. Ask provocative questions and choose one project as a test run.
If you can’t get everyone together, try your own “influence plan”, none of the planning tools in the world will help you achieve your vision if all you do is shuffle around the same old tasks and approaches.
Considerations for your personal and leadership brand (as a leader help drive this individually), by finding people inside the organization to persuade. Get to know them personally and to understand them at work. Your influence will grow. As you share information, your work will become more effective and trust is established – hint this aligned with our effectiveness in storytelling.
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