MODERN MANAGEMENT
assumes ownership for building
a collaborative organisation, its
unlikely to happen. Support your
CEO to understand the role they need
to play and steps they can take to
break down silos and better leverage
their team. Keep in mind failure to
date doesn’t necessarily indicate a
lack of desire or good intention on
their part.
Executive. Help them to understand
a united and collaborative approach
across this group is essential
to setting the example needed.
Support the CEO to recognise
behaviours across the group that
need to change in order to build a
truly great team.
2
3
Focus on the Senior
Leadership team
When members of the Executive
Team recognise their duty is to the
organisation as a whole, silos are
unlikely to form or be tolerated.
Encourage your senior leadership
team to place first order priority on
being an effective member of the
Drive Culture
Manage mindset
Silos are created by an
individualistic mindset. That is,
one in which people are largely if
not solely focused on their own
objectives. As psychological
scientist Daphna Oyserman
explains, for people who think that
way “Institutions and relationships
are just backdrops to individual
striving.” Leaders who operate in and
encourage silos are those motivated
by personal achievement. Therefore
they measure success on what they
and the people they are directly
responsible for are able to achieve.
4
Set clear expectations
Define what it means in
your organisation to behave
collaboratively and with a spirit of
cooperation. Work with leaders
and members of your team to
clearly articulate what successful
behaviours look like and those
considered undesirable. Take the
time to ensure every member of
your team understands what is
expected of him or her. Ensure also
July 2016
ModernBusiness
11