You’ve almost certainly seen these large cylindrical towers on farms, and maybe you’ve even wondered what the heck is inside of them. The term “silo” generally refers to the large structures (most often seen in agriculture) used to separate different types of bulk materials, such as grain. In smaller startups, organizational silos can be fatal to the company as infighting for resources consumes energy better spent on becoming successful – and silos may even destroy the company if left unchecked. In large corporations, silos can get so intense as to bring the competitive drive of the company to a halt – without the active participants having any idea of the damage being caused. This is so common it is almost considered normal in the corporate environment. Information sharing between teams becomes scarce as information becomes power in the silo game. Different departments fight for budget dollars, head count and control over direction, seemingly intent on winning no matter the effect on the overall company. We have all most likely seen organizational silos, or turf wars, in action in our careers.
#DEFINE SILO HOW TO#
In part two we’ll take an in-depth look in to the the causes of organizational silos, and in part three we’ll talk about how to break down silos in the workplace as well as how to prevent them from forming in the first place. In this three-part series, “Silos and Turf Wars,” we’ll first discuss what organizational silos are and how they are formed, and, of course, talk a bit about why they’re considered bad for the organization. Silos, turf wars, empire building these are all terms we commonly use to talk about the phenomenon of departmental-focused organizations.
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