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| SILOS, POLITICS AND TURF WARS |
ISBN-13: 0787976385
Topic: Management
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publication Year: 2006
For Business Books
REVIEW:
The book touches on what many of us experience but are unable or unwilling to confront. I think about the offices I worked in and how hard it was for some departments to work together and how that had a negative impact on not only the customer experience and profitability but on the quality of life of the employees.
The way the information in the book's layout is easy to read and the concepts are quickly grasped in the fable then helpful advice style that is typical of Patrick Lencioni and his management series. SILOS, POLITICS AND TURF WARS is a relief for managers at any levels. If you ever felt lost, thwarted or betrayed by your own organization, and can't quite identify the cause of your anxiety. If the issue causing you trouble is not readily identified, then its probably the structure of the organization.
There is a little too much time devoted to identifying the problem of Silos rather than solving. This could be due to the fact that sometimes the silo can be hidden by other issues.
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