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10 Signs of silos from c-suite to cubicles | Patrick Slevin

10 Signs of silos from c-suite to cubicles | Patrick Slevin | Internal Communications Tools | Scoop.it
From patrickslevinblog.com - June 1, 2015 8:31 PM

"Silos manifest themselves on a daily basis, undermining profits, performance and productivity costing a corporation millions. The secret to breaking down silos is accepting the fact you have a silo problem. To deny that you have silos obstructing growth and performance is in fact creating a silo. Once you accept the problem, then you can begin to reduce losses and optimize your potential."


Read the full article to find out more about the 10 signs you have silos:

  1. I’m Giving My Two-Weeks Notice
  2. The Company Thanks Me with a Paycheck
  3. Those Guys at Corporate Don’t Get It
  4. Those Guys Outside of Corporate Don’t Get It
  5. Another Employee Survey?
  6. Meeting About Meetings?
  7. Employee of the Month
  8. That’s Not How We Do It Here
  9. That’s Not in My Job Description
  10. Can You Resend the Email?
Kim Zinke (aka Gimli Goose)'s insight:

Communication (lack of) is often noted as being the reason for silos as well as the way to break them down.  The more you notice silos, the more ability you gain in breaking them down. The key is understanding what you will do once you identify it. For more tips, follow along in the Secret Silo Series by the same author.

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5 Ways to Break Down Internal Communication Silos | Bizzuka

5 Ways to Break Down Internal Communication Silos | Bizzuka | Internal Communications Tools | Scoop.it
From www.bizzuka.com - December 21, 2013 5:44 PM

"Lacking effective systems and processes for bridging the divide, even small businesses can fall victim to a silo mentality.

Even though they may be necessary in some cases, internal communications silos do present problems. The question is, what can be done to solve them."


Read the full article to find out more about these five recommendations gleaned from a variety of sources that can help set your company on a path to greater openness and fewer silos:

  1. Start with leadership
  2. Change the culture
  3. Create cross-functional teams based on shared company goals
  4. Put common technology platforms and systems in place
  5. Design for collaboration
Kim Zinke (aka Gimli Goose)'s insight:

For more tactics about breaking down silos, take a look at the additional resources listed at the bottom of the article.

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Organizational silos don’t need busting. They need ventilating | Holtz Communication + Technology

Organizational silos don’t need busting. They need ventilating | Holtz Communication + Technology | Internal Communications Tools | Scoop.it
From holtz.com - March 15, 2014 1:26 AM

"Most of what you read about silo-busting talks about eliminating hierarchy and flattening the organization, but there is nothing hierarchical about silos. Organizations don’t establish silos—or boxes on org charts—with the goal of destroying trust, stifling communication and fostering complacency. They do it to allocate resources efficiently."


Read the full article to find out why silos have nothing to do with the problems silo-busting is designed to achieve and why it has everything to do with culture.

Kim Zinke (aka Gimli Goose)'s insight:

Some silos are just meant to be.  Staff may need to be physically placed together due to geography or job function.  There's no reason a culture of collaboration can't exist with other work areas.


This is where internal communicators can play a huge part.  They can ensure the communication channels are available and create and support the tools and resources and that will help the teams collaborate and engage.


"The thing about grain in silos is that grain doesn’t have legs that can take it to visit other silos. It doesn’t have smartphones, Yammer, email, or Facebook. People do, and a culture that promotes the use of these resources will address almost every issue for which silos and org charts are blamed."

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Janet Matthews's curator insight, March 25, 2014 6:45 PM

I found this article incredibly helpful in addressing the "culture" change required to address silos. It may take more than organizing cross-functional after work events or onsite mixers to change the culture. And, there is value in recognizing when a silo can be used for a targeted communciations need.
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