Breaking silos

People Driven Development

Morgan and Eddie address a listener's concern about navigating silos in a rapidly growing engineering team. They discuss how silos form, their impact on productivity, and various strategies to break them down, such as encouraging a culture of shared responsibility, emphasizing succession planning, and proactive knowledge transfer to mitigate silo formation and promote long-term team health. They also explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of having silos and emphasize the importance of alignment and organizational design in promoting efficient knowledge sharing and team productivity.

Topics discussed:

• Understanding silos in organizations
• The human element of silos
• When silos might be beneficial
• Breaking the addiction to low-hanging fruit
• The role of leadership in managing silos
• Practical steps to break silos
• Knowledge sharing and team dynamics
• Handling too many nodes in communication