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.
As with his other books, Lencioni writes Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars as a fictional--but eerily realistic--story. The story is about Jude Cousins, an eager young management consultant struggling to launch his practice by solving one of the more universal and frustrating problems faced by his clients. Through trial and error, he develops a simple yet ground-breaking approach for helping them transform confusion and infighting into clarity and alignment.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars:
This was by far the best Lencioni book that I have read. Twice I took the training course of "5 Dysfuncions of a Team" with all the reading and interaction with my fellow team members, but the lessons learned in Silos was more revealing as to how an organization should become unified and focused. Each department of an institution should complement the vision and direction, which will bring strength and benefits to all. The book was helpful to seeing those needs and correcting them.
Enjoyable Read on a corporate killer:
I have enjoyed all of Mr. Lencioni's books as they are wonderfully entertaining and enjoyable air plane reads. However, this is the one I've shared most in that it exists in most every company and it allows the reader to see it in a non-threatening way. Read it and share it across the organization and up the leadership chain. If you haven't read any of Mr. Lencioni's business fables, start now and let the fun begin .
Silos...That's the Problem!:
What a great book on what actually happens in the corporate world. As a corporte director for a fortune 500 company, I find these "silos" at every turn. And once I recognize it, my interface with these departments take a different tactic from the normal interactions with "normal" groups. Indeed, this book solidified my viewpoint on staking out claims to certain areas and have help me to get beyond the hurdles they represent. I applaud the author for his insight and deep understanding of this annoying... more info
Brilliant and Well Told:
This book provides solid practices and actions to identify and remove silos in organizations. It's filled with do-able actions in a context that gives examples and great team discussions.
