S3E4: “Everyone’s focused on their functional silos”
January 5, 2021
"If there are silos in your leadership team, these will spread across the entire organisation."
As a CEO or other senior leader, what do you do when everyone in your leadership team is focused on their functional silos? What are the specific negative impacts of silo-thinking?
Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.
Richard Medcalf and Davina Stanley discuss what it looks like when your leadership team are functionally focused, the specific negative impacts of silo-thinking, and ways to shift your executive team into a more collaborative and organisation-first approach.
You’ll learn:
- What the “loyalty test” is and how to use it
- The “Two Hats” model to understand roles & responsibilities
- How to shift focus away from silo thinking
- Why you should stop thinking about optimising the performance of your functional teams, and what to do instead
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For full show notes, head to https://xquadrant.com/season3episode4