In nearly 30 years of working with industrial companies, almost every single one has admitted the same thing. They have a communications problem, a departmental silo problem, or heaven help them, both.
And if it's a silo problem, it is affecting everything they manage, everything they produce, and every person who comes and goes.
Most companies respond by bringing in specialists.
Safety brings in a safety consultant.
HR brings in an engagement firm.
Operations brings in a productivity expert.
Each one moves their number. For a while. Then the number goes back up — or a different number goes down.
Because here's what none of those specialists ever identify: you don't have four problems. You have one problem hiding in four departments. And it is costing you right now.
In this video, I walk through the four structural ways departmental silos are costing you every metric — and why the fix has nothing to do with bringing in another specialist.
If you've already watched the Hope Promotion video, you'll recognize exactly where the silo problem comes from.
Watch the video and ask yourself: which of these four ways is showing up in your organization right now?
