Episode 105: This Never Used to Happen: Breaking Down Silos as Your Team Grows
Episode 105
This Never Used to Happen: Breaking Down Silos as Your Team Grows
Episode Summary
When a company grows past ten or fifteen people, the hallway chats and overheard calls that kept everyone connected start to fade, and departments begin working in their own lanes. Silos can start at the leadership table, when managers put their department's results ahead of the company's, and their teams follow their lead. Understanding how other teams work and fixing one frustrating handoff are two practical places to start rebuilding the connection.
Key Points:
As a company grows, the everyday moments that kept people connected start to fade, so staying connected takes intentional effort.
Silos can start at the leadership table when leaders put their department ahead of the company. Their teams pick up on it and follow their lead.
Understanding how other teams work with tools like DISC, and fixing the handoff that causes the most frustration, are two practical ways to rebuild connection between departments.
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About Jacquie:
Jacquie is the founder of Leadership and Life by Kayric Inc, where she blends the best of teaching, leadership, and the occasional The West Wing reference to help non-profits and small business build strong leaders and healthy teams. Utilizing DISC and The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive team, combined with teaching knowledge and experience, Jacquie strives to empower leaders with the skills no one taught them and to create teams who want to work together.
Formerly a junior high teacher (who loves teenagers), Jacquie brings a decade of classroom wisdom, ten years corporate training experience, a growth mindset, and a sprinkle of mild rebellion to her dynamic approach.
In her free time, Jacquie channels her passion for community improvement by volunteering with school councils, serving on non-profit boards, and generally finding ways to make her corner of the world a better place. You can also find her on the side of a soccer pitch, at Remedy Café or in her scrapbook room.
