Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars

Like many of Lencioni's books, the information in this book is played out through a realistic business scenario with a comprehensive review of the model at the end. Lencioni defines silos as barriers between departments that make them work against one another. Other words for silos are departmental politics, divisional rivalry, or turf warfare. Lencioni claims that silos happen because leaders don't provide a compelling context for working together. While that is true, the model he proposes seems somewhat simplistic for an organization that has been experiencing years of dysfunctional behavior. Years of conflict will not be resolved by simply defining goals and objectives with accompanying metrics. Human behavior isn't that straight forward. In addition to defining a purpose, organizations may need to rebuild trust, learn to work as teams, and develop better leadership and communication skills, to name a few. Lencioni's model provides a good start, but in my experience, it's incomplete.

Great book! I've read most of Patrick Lencioni's books. This one is just as good as his others. Geared towards a big or bigger compnay. It's a quick read.

Another Lencioni masterpiece. I couldn't have been more pleased with the story and the strategy to overcome the silos! I really appreciate the clarity and simplicity he brings to these issues.

Great to be aware of but so much words to say the idea! Good but simple!

Yet another great fable followed by case studies and deeper explanations. The silo mentality is so real and so common, but is very breakable and fixable .. just follow the instructions in this book!
I wish it were so simple, but nothing good ever came with little effort.
So read this today and get started today to break down those silos!

Finished this in one sitting. Great insight for all types of businesses. It will definitely help me as a leader in the church.

Patrick does another find job of laying out the context of this story and helping the listener to understand his business theory. after 30 years in the banking industry I feel that Patrick hit many of the nails directly square on the head. And offers a plausible remedy for addressing the issues discussed. Now to put them into practice!

quick, insightful without being so specific that the content is hard to generalize from. maybe listen at 1.25

I highly recommend this book because it is both engaging and informative and insightful about how organizations can be effective.

gives general recommendation on how to deal with silos by giving a clear executable near to medium term vision. useful but limited