Silos, Politics and Turf Wars, Patrick Lencioni
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars, Patrick Lencioni
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Silos, Politics and Turf Wars
A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers that Turn Colleagues into Competitors

Author: Patrick Lencioni

Narrator: Eric Conger

Unabridged: 3 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/21/2006


Synopsis

"Silos" are organizations' vertical structures-but the word has become synonymous with barriers to workplace effectiveness and connotes deep political infighting. Silos devastate organizations, kill productivity, push good people out the door, and jeopardize the achievement of corporate goals. They cause stress, exasperation, and disappointment by forcing employees to fight bloody, unwinnable battles with people who should be teammates.

Like his other fables, SILOS, POLITICS, & TURF WARS is fiction in realistic form, involving not one, but three organizations, all struggling to eliminate their silos and bridge a sense of alignment back in place.

About Patrick Lencioni

Patrick Lencioni is the founder and president of The Table Group, a management consulting firm specializing in executive team development and organizational effectiveness. His clients include Novell, Avnet, Excite@home, and the Make-A-Wish-Foundation. He is the author of The Five Temptations of a CEO, The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.

About Eric Conger

Eric Conger has narrated more than 80 audiobooks, and AudioFile magazine has called him "...simply the best. With no self-consciousness or discernable vocal flaws, his energy and emotional investment are consistent start to finish."  Conger has worked on a number of audiobooks that have garnered Earphones Awards, including William D. Novelli and Boe Workman's 50+ and Frederick Forsyth's Avenger, both published by Macmillan Audio.  Eric is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Paris.  He's appeared in over 50 plays and has also translated plays of Moliere and Feydeau for regional theaters.  His voiceover work is extensive, and he's produced over 5,200 narrations for commercial ventures. He works primarily from his home studio in Weehawken, NJ, where he lives with his wife Gayle and two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christina on September 16, 2011

Lencioni is a good writer. Highlights: 1. Silos occur because executives fail to give their employees a compelling context for working together a. Without this, everyone moves in different directions, often at cross purposes b. Every assumes their own activities are in the best interest of the compa......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on July 13, 2011

Lencioni knows a good formula when he finds it: Pick a thorny subject like Silos, Meetings, Team Dysfunction, spin a story that illustrates the ins and outs of the issue in the real world, then boil it down to a quickie model that readers can immediately use – whether they’ve actual read the precedi......more

Goodreads review by Jaclyn on October 27, 2021

The message is simple, and makes a lot of sense: companies need a common theme to work towards, and all leaders and employees should tailor their work towards that theme. Basically, imagine the company is in a crisis -- what's actually essential to focus on? I do feel the book minimizes the human el......more

Goodreads review by Ashik on August 21, 2020

I finished "Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors" by Patrick Lencioni yesterday. In Pat's true style like "Five Dysfunctions of Team", this is another business fable where he tackles a big problem in organizations - Sil......more

Goodreads review by Joe on January 25, 2018

Very insightful and organized protocol to follow for organizations and their executive teams. The case studies and real life examples across industries are perfect to relate to. Main takeaways: Assess the current status of your organization, decide as a team what needs to be improved upon the most (......more


Quotes

“This engaging, fast-paced, dramatic story will drive home its lessons better than any textbook.” —Harvard Business Review on DEATH BY MEETING


Awards

  • Audie Award Finalist