Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors

Really light. Really. Skip to the back, to the theory, because the rest is mostly idealized fluff to create a narrative around the theory. The context talks more about how to start your business as a consultant branching out on your own than provide deep insight into rallying the leadership around a thematic goal, defining objectives, and standard operating objectives. Even skipping to the meat of the content, there's not much there. Plus, I suspect this rallying only works when the leadership silos exist out of habit and not out of actual animosity -- if you've got actual personality clashes at your leadership table and they've rooted, this book will not be useful.
At least it only takes an hour or so to read.

I am conflicted in writing this review, since I had a bias about this book before I even cracked the cover. I don't much care for the fable as a means for communicating leadership theory and of course that is what this author does best. That said, some of his other fable-oriented books had far more meat in terms of their content than this one. This book presents a sound approach to how to address the problem of silos in organizations, but what could have taken two pages to write, took the entire book. I suggest you pick up his Five Temptations of a CEO of Five Disfunctions of a Team, if you like the fable writing style and want a few more tools to use in your organization.

Very helpful book on how to avoid political barriers in a workplace or team. The fable he uses to illustrate the principles is, as always, interesting but the insights are clear, simple and applicable.

Another leadership fable by Patrick Lencioni. His books are quick reads and leave you with common sense nuggets you can share with your team. This one is about breaking down silos to unite your team with a goal to rally behind. Lencioni takes common issues often experienced in the business world and breaks these problems down in a simple, relatable story. Good for teams and leaders who are looking for ways to work better together.

Great book. I love Lencioni's writing style - always telling a story in his books.

Quick read. If you're part of an organization that seems stuck or heading in a lot of different directions then this book may be one of the many keys to solving the problem.

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