Breaking Down Silos for Regional Cohesion

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3. Overcoming Geographic Silos Regional Vision, Local Service

4. Overcoming Geographic Silos • Created an Employee Engagement Committee Regional Vision, Local Service

5. Overcoming Geographic Silos • Created an Employee Engagement Committee • Established an Intranet Regional Vision, Local Service

6. Overcoming Geographic Silos • Created an Employee Engagement Committee • Established an Intranet • Created a weekly newsletter Regional Vision, Local Service

7. Overcoming Geographic Silos • Created an Employee Engagement Committee • Established an Intranet • Created a weekly newsletter • Established regional managers meeting Regional Vision, Local Service

8. Overcoming Geographic Silos • Created an Employee Engagement Committee • Established an Intranet • Created a weekly newsletter • Established regional managers meeting • Had social events in each location Regional Vision, Local Service

9. Overcoming Departmental Silos Regional Vision, Local Service

10. Overcoming Departmental Silos • American Graduate: • All departments became engaged • Cross-departmental team implemented project • Round II: Both Cincinnati and Dayton Regional Vision, Local Service

11. So do we still have silos? Regional Vision, Local Service

12. So do we still have silos? • Yes Regional Vision, Local Service

13. So do we still have silos? • Yes • Newer employees unclear what other departments do Regional Vision, Local Service

14. So do we still have silos? • Yes • Newer employees unclear what other departments do • Some employees don’t know how to work with other departments Regional Vision, Local Service

15. So do we still have silos? • Yes • Newer employees unclear what other departments do • Some employees don’t know how to work with other departments • Some employees feel like they don’t “get the memo….” • They don’t get information about what’s happening within the organization in a timely manner Regional Vision, Local Service

16. What the literature tells us Regional Vision, Local Service

17. What the literature tells us • CEO’s and senior staff are often the last to know if their company has silos Regional Vision, Local Service

18. What the literature tells us • CEO’s and senior staff are often the last to know if their company has silos • Silos tend to naturally occur Regional Vision, Local Service

19. What the literature tells us • CEO’s and senior staff are often the last to know if their company has silos • Silos tend to naturally occur • Silos are not all bad Regional Vision, Local Service

20. What the literature tells us • CEO’s and senior staff are often the last to know if their company has silos • Silos tend to naturally occur • Silos are not all bad • If unattended, silos can affect morale and effectiveness of organization Regional Vision, Local Service

21. What the literature tells us • CEO’s and senior staff are often the last to know if their company has silos • Silos tend to naturally occur • Silos are not all bad • If unattended, silos can affect morale and effectiveness of organization • Breaking down silos is an ongoing process Regional Vision, Local Service

22. Breaking Down Silos Regional Vision, Local Service

23. Breaking Down Silos • Conduct an evaluation • Survey your staff and ask about engagement and job satisfaction • Identify the problem spots Regional Vision, Local Service

24. Breaking Down Silos • Conduct an evaluation • Survey your staff and ask about engagement and job satisfaction • Identify the problem spots • Begin with your leadership • Leaders commit to creating a strong organizational culture of communication and trust Regional Vision, Local Service

25. Breaking Down Silos • Conduct an evaluation • Survey your staff and ask about engagement and job satisfaction • Identify the problem spots • Begin with your leadership • Leaders commit to creating a strong organizational culture of communication and trust • Create a plan • Ask employees to identify ways of addressing the problems Regional Vision, Local Service

26. Breaking Down Silos Regional Vision, Local Service

27. Breaking Down Silos • Communicate, Communicate, Communicate • Have a true exchange of information that meets employee needs; put the right tools in place Regional Vision, Local Service

28. Breaking Down Silos • Communicate, Communicate, Communicate • Have a true exchange of information that meets employee needs; put the right tools in place • Work at it continuously • Revisit silos as part of your organization’s ongoing evaluation process Regional Vision, Local Service

29. Breaking Down Silos • Communicate, Communicate, Communicate • Have a true exchange of information that meets employee needs; put the right tools in place • Work at it continuously • Revisit silos as part of your organization’s ongoing evaluation process • Recognize that we are all works in progress Regional Vision, Local Service

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38. Jon Rubin, Senior Director, WNET Education • STATION(S) • DEPARTMENT • EXTERNAL

39. Patrick Lenchioni – Silos Politics and Turf Wars. http://www.tablegroup.com/books/silos Resources Mentioned Seven Ways to Break Down Workplace Silos https://charityvillage.com/Content.aspx?topic=Seven_ways_to_break_down_workplace_silos Send additional suggestions to jbaumstein@wmht.org by EOB Dec 11th to add to this powerpoint