There are real steps leaders can take to break functional experts out of their hidey-holes.

David Rizzardo

Let’s start by defining silo-building. It’s the mindset and actions that create isolated departments or work areas that do not collaborate well, neither with other areas of the company nor with other parts of the value stream.

The focus of the silo is optimization of the silo, nothing else. In manufacturing, a silo might be a fabrication area that supplies components to the assembly department. Or more often, silos develop in support or administrative departments; e.g., engineering, IT, quality, sales.

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