Review: Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable about Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors

Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable about Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors by Patrick Lencioni
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Patrick Lencioni delivers another brilliant leadership book.

In an era of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), over 10 years ago Patrick was describing in this fable the importance of knocking down walls that divide through thematic goals, objectives and measures.

The most important aspect of this fable (told through a series of fictional companies) is how the executive team are a single team with one common objective, being the successful delivery to their purpose.

Patrick explores that silos, politics and turf wars are driven from the top, in how the executive team engage each other and work together. To do this, the book covers,

- How to recognize the signs of the devastating power of silos.
- Why it is necessary to take steps to start knocking down the walls that divide departments.
- How to create a rallying cry or an over-arching thematic goal.
- How to determine an organization’s defining objectives and standard operating objectives.
- Why it is important to measure and monitor your organization’s performance against these goals.
- How employees can survive the confusion that is often found in matrix organizations.

This is the 3rd book by Patrick Lencioni I have read and each has been brilliant.

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