However, the challenge is that when coming up with ideas about how to break down silo-ed behavior and improve communication and collaboration across firms, many leaders and executives often default to software based solutions. Now, many of these software solutions are great. But, what they don’t tackle is the human relationship element that sits at the heart of most great teams and well-functioning organizations. I discussed this recently with Tom Peters, author of 18 business books and, perhaps, best known for his 1982 book: In Search of Excellence (co-authored with Robert H. Waterman Jr). In it lies his simple, practical and ingenious way to solve siloed working.

Source: Forbes April 28, 2018 18:00 UTC