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Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable about Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors
In yet another page-turner, "New York Times" best-selling author and acclaimed management expert Patrick Lencioni addresses the costly and maddening issue of silos, the barriers that create organizational politics. Silos devastate organizations, kill productivity, push good people out the door, and jeopardize the achievement of corporate goals.
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Published
February 17th 2006
by Jossey-Bass
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Lencioni does a good job of drawing our attention to what should be obvious and common sensical. Case in point: in order to help the team move beyond their individual agendas, give them a common cause, what the author calls a "Thematic Goal". This should be a "single, temporary, and qualitative rallying cry shared by all members of the leadership team. The goal should be broad enough that every leader can "buy in" yet narrow enough to provide a sense of urgency and rel...more
Lencioni is a good writer. Highlights:
1. Silos occur because executives fail to give their employees a compelling context for working together
a. Without this, everyone moves in different directions, often at cross purposes
b. Every assumes their own activities are in the best interest of the company and don't understand why others aren't doing the same
c. They begin to resent each other
2. Dissolve Silos by creating a thematic goal: A Rallying Cry.
a. A Them...more
1. Silos occur because executives fail to give their employees a compelling context for working together
a. Without this, everyone moves in different directions, often at cross purposes
b. Every assumes their own activities are in the best interest of the company and don't understand why others aren't doing the same
c. They begin to resent each other
2. Dissolve Silos by creating a thematic goal: A Rallying Cry.
a. A Them...more
Lencioni knows a good formula when he finds it: Pick a thorny subject like Silos, Meetings, Team Dysfunction, spin a story that illustrates the ins and outs of the issue in the real world, then boil it down to a quickie model that readers can immediately use – whether they’ve actual read the preceding fable or not.
While not at the level of his best selling work, ”The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,” this is a valuable addition to the subject and quandary of organizational silos. ...more
While not at the level of his best selling work, ”The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,” this is a valuable addition to the subject and quandary of organizational silos. ...more
I think of Lencioni's little books as the romance section of the business genre. They're quick to read, easily digestible, and actually have some salient points, I just don't know how readily you can apply those points to your own business situation.
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars deals with the way people try to protect "their" areas when they feel threatened. I'm sure everyone works with someone who is territorial and defensive when they're asked probing questions or to exp...more
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars deals with the way people try to protect "their" areas when they feel threatened. I'm sure everyone works with someone who is territorial and defensive when they're asked probing questions or to exp...more
Lencioni creates leadership fables for his readers to not only learn from but enjoy as well. Creating fables is an excellent way to create essentially a perfect story line that assists the reader in ascertaining the principles Lencioni is trying to convey about being an effective leader. I find his books are at the top for improving business and leadership skills as a result. In this instance, Lencioni provides suggestions on eliminating silos which are the internal barriers in the company th...more
one of the best out of this author's leadership books so far. a must read.
As usual, Lencioni does a splendid job of illustrating his leadership principles through storytelling - this time around it's about finding a way past turf wars inside organizations.
I'd heard this material before, presented at The Leadership Summit a few years back, and I'm glad I've had a chance to see this stuff applied specifically to church life. One of the things I find most difficult about his books is trying to figure out how to use his insights in my ministry.
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I'd heard this material before, presented at The Leadership Summit a few years back, and I'm glad I've had a chance to see this stuff applied specifically to church life. One of the things I find most difficult about his books is trying to figure out how to use his insights in my ministry.
Stil...more
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues into Competitors
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass
Here's the situation. Jude Cousins is a talented, energetic, and ambitious young marketing executive at Hatch Technology who, with his wife Teresa's support and encouragement, decides to leave his secure job after Hatch is purchased by Bell Financial Systems. He establishes an independent consulting practice and almost immediatel...more
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass
Here's the situation. Jude Cousins is a talented, energetic, and ambitious young marketing executive at Hatch Technology who, with his wife Teresa's support and encouragement, decides to leave his secure job after Hatch is purchased by Bell Financial Systems. He establishes an independent consulting practice and almost immediatel...more
Although this is a business management book, it's written as a story (or fable). I was really very surprised how much I liked the story. It was very engaging, suspenseful, and informative. I would recommend it as a story alonoe.
However, I think the author is kind-of abusing the ability to make a point by using an engaging story. The theory he proposes to deal with departmental politics is OK, but it's not much different than the standard 'get a mission statement' advice that appe...more
However, I think the author is kind-of abusing the ability to make a point by using an engaging story. The theory he proposes to deal with departmental politics is OK, but it's not much different than the standard 'get a mission statement' advice that appe...more
This is a story of how silos within an organization can truly wreck havoc on the entire business. Seems common-sensical. However, Lencioni did a great job of making this a "story" - instead of merely leadership principles. It's an easy read (only took me two hours) and has great takeaways. I particularly liked the concept of the thematic goal - a short term target for all departments and employees to focus on for the overall good of the organization - instead of only the good of one de...more
The main thesis of the book is that a "crisis" leads to interdepartmental cooperation, rather than the building of silos. The point is to create that same environment without having to have an actual crisis.
The author presents the idea through a "fable." The story is about a man named Jude who is trying to start a new life as a consultant and stumbles onto this idea after an experience in the emergency room when his wife delivered twins several weeks early.
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The author presents the idea through a "fable." The story is about a man named Jude who is trying to start a new life as a consultant and stumbles onto this idea after an experience in the emergency room when his wife delivered twins several weeks early.
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Crisis often improve performance because of how people react and behave. Don't wait for a crisis to do those things. Create a dominant theme for work over the next 6 months and then create the objectives to achieve that theme. Excellent book gives some good ideas for management focus.
Not quite as on point as "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team." Lencioni does his usual masterful job with laying out the problem and diagnosing the issues, but the solution is not nearly as clear in this book as the other. Over all, though, a helpful read for almost any type of organization.
It's nice to see someone putting the blame for many interoffice problems where they belong -- at the top, on the desk of the person in charge. Not on the flunkies who get blamed for being unable to make bricks without straw.
To be successful, you really need executive leadership that follows the Lencioni model. You can find like minded management peers to implement change, however executive sponsorship is required to really make this work.
Very quick read to illustrate a main point- keep your organization focused on the bigger picture to avoid silos and turf wars that can tear it apart.
Definitely glad I checked it out of a library & didn't buy.
Definitely glad I checked it out of a library & didn't buy.
Stephen Evans
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One of Lencioni's meatier books. Not quite as profound as The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, but still some useful tips for breaking down the barriers between groups in an organization.
Quick read. If you're part of an organization that seems stuck or heading in a lot of different directions then this book may be one of the many keys to solving the problem.
Patrick Lencioni bring insight into how organizations can form silos that create barriers to growth. His fable style is refreshing and results in an easy and enjoyable read.
I really like Patrick Lencioni. His theories are memorable because of the fables at the beginning and it always clearly illuminates improvements my organization could make.
Jim
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A quick read, mostly in the form of a fable. The end section is more straight forward. I see some parallels between this book and Teaching the Elephant to Dance.
This going on my "to reread" list. I read it just before or after "The Starfish and the Spider" and remembered how both were just really useful.
Quick and easy read because it's written as a story. Raises some great topics to think about, less detail on how to resolve silos.
A good overview of the silo problem; now I'm very curious to see if Lencioni's approach to dismantling silos works!
I didn't connect with the content, but agree with the need to remove unnecessary conflict from organizations.
Great book! It is very helpful if your department is experiencing silos, politics, and conflicts.
Everything I've read by lencioni has been great - this one was a little... Forgettable.
A fluffed out magazine article that did have a few good ideas, mostly in the last 15 pages. Borrow it from somebody and skim the last part.
Required reading for work. Super fast read but overly-simplified writing.
Not the best Lencioni, but as always a quick read with a useful message.
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