Simplistic Solutions to Complex Problems

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.

15 persone l'hanno trovata utile

EVERY CEO should READ

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.

6 persone l'hanno trovata utile

Engaging and overtly informative

Exactly what I needed to read before starting the new year at work. I have a play by play book of better analyzing my organization and self!

2 persone l'hanno trovata utile

Must read/listen

One of the best portrayals of the silo issue in business that also produces simple actions to remediate root causes. I love the way Patrick weaves business and personal lives to bring these problems to a human level. I will listen to this over and again until the concepts stick.

1 persona l'ha trovata utile

Fantastic!

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.

1 persona l'ha trovata utile

1/2

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

1 persona l'ha trovata utile

Absolute must for anyone in Corp Setting

I spent the first 15 years of my professional career in the field (branches/stores) and now that I have moved into the corporate setting, a lot has changed. It’s been roughly a year since the change and I struggled at identifying what was holding some of the department’s back. Silos. This fable paints a clear, eye opening picture of what I am exposed to each day. Now to implement the solutions.

Another great one!

Thank you Pat! Always appreciate your practical insight! Learned so much! Thank you for what you do!

Business Turf Wars

And business type can imply the idea of progress from Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars. The great insight of overall goals into breakdown into objectives into metrics of obtaining goals.

All leaders should read this

I was expecting "vulnerability" to be the answer again in this one, like in several of his other books, but was happy to see the approach was different. I won't spoil the main point here as it's best understood through the story.
"Death by Meeting" and "Five disfunctions of a team" goes well with this book. "Good to great" by Jim Collins can supplement as proof of the importance of the ideas presented.