The Silo Effect: Why Every Organisation Needs to Disrupt Itself to Survive by Gi

Description: The Silo Effect by Gillian Tett The brilliant and insightful new book from Gillian Tett, author of the bestselling FOOLS GOLD FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ever since civilised society began, we have felt the need to classify, categorise and specialise. It can make things more efficient, and help give the leaders of any organisation a sense of confidence that they have the right people focusing on the right tasks. But it can also be catastrophic, leading to tunnel vision and tribalism. Most importantly it can create a structural fog, with the full picture of where an organisation is heading hidden from view. It is incredibly widespread: the chances are these silos are rife in any organisation or profession, whether your business, or your local school or hospital.Across industries and cultures, as this brilliant and penetrating book shows, silos have the power to collapse companies and destabilise financial markets, yet they still dominate the workplace. They blind and confuse us, often making modern institutions act in risky, silly and damaging ways.Gillian Tett has spent years covering financial markets and business, but shes also a trained anthropologist, having completed a doctorate at Cambridge University and conducted field work in Tibet and Tajikistan. Shes no stranger to questioning the assumptions and practices of a culture. Those in question - financial trading desks, urban police forces, surgical teams within medical clinics, software debuggers and consumer product engineers - have practices and rituals as ordered and intricate as those of any far-flung tribe.In THE SILO EFFECT, she uses an anthropological lens to explore how individuals, teams and whole organisations often work in silos of thought, process and product. With examples drawn from a range of fascinating areas - the New York Fire Department and Facebook to the Bank of England and Sony - these narratives illustrate not just how foolishly people can behave when they are mastered by silos but also how the brightest institutions and individuals can master them. THE SILO EFFECT is a sharp, visionary and inspiring work with the insight, prescriptions and power to remove our organisational blinders and transform the way we think for the better. Notes A look at how organisations feel the need to classify, categorise and specialise, creating silos, and how this can lead to catastrophic consequences. From the author of Fools Gold. Back Cover Gillian Tett is a gifted, innovative and informative writer . . . Tett writes beautifully and her book is full of insights Vince Cable, New Statesman Ever since civilised society began, we have felt the need to classify, categorise and specialise. It can make things more efficient, but it can also be catastrophic, leading to unnecessary internal competition and a resistance to sharing new ideas. The Silo Effect is a sharp, visionary and inspiring work with the insight, prescriptions and power to remove our organisational blinders and transform the way we think for the better. Highly intelligent, enjoyable and enlivened by a string of vivid case studies. It is also genuinely important, because her prescription for curing the pathological silo-isation of business and government is refreshingly unorthodox Financial Times Heres a piece of advice: read The Silo Effect , if only because your boss may already be immersed in Gillian Tetts latest study on how organisations can go badly awry. You would not want to be caught unawares, now, would you? Also, you might be missing something rather brilliant. Yes, honestly . . . Tetts anthropological approach adds academic rigour and richness Anne Ashworth, The Times Flap Gillian Tett is a gifted, innovative and informative writer . . . Tett writes beautifully and her book is full of insights Vince Cable, New Statesman Ever since civilised society began, we have felt the need to classify, categorise and specialise. It can make things more efficient, but it can also be catastrophic, leading to unnecessary internal competition and a resistance to sharing new ideas. The Silo Effect is a sharp, visionary and inspiring work with the insight, prescriptions and power to remove our organisational blinders and transform the way we think for the better. Highly intelligent, enjoyable and enlivened by a string of vivid case studies. It is also genuinely important, because her prescription for curing the pathological silo-isation of business and government is refreshingly unorthodox Financial Times Heres a piece of advice: read The Silo Effect , if only because your boss may already be immersed in Gillian Tetts latest study on how organisations can go badly awry. You would not want to be caught unawares, now, would you? Also, you might be missing something rather brilliant. Yes, honestly . . . Tetts anthropological approach adds academic rigour and richness Anne Ashworth, The Times Author Biography Gillian Tett is Assistant Editor for the FINANCIAL TIMES where she has worked for fifteen years. In 2008 she won the British Press Award for the Financial Journalist of the Year. She often appears on programmes such as TODAY and NEWSNIGHT and lectures widely. Review Heres a piece of advice: read The Silo Effect, if only because your boss may already be immersed in Gillian Tetts latest study on how organisations can go badly awry. You would not want to be caught unawares, now, would you? Also, you might be missing something rather brilliant. Yes, honestly . . . Tetts anthropological approach adds academic rigour and richness - The TimesA profound idea, richly analyzed - Wall Street Journal (Europe)Highly intelligent, enjoyable and enlivened by a string of vivid case studies. It is also genuinely important . . . her prescription for curing the pathological silo-isation of business and government is refreshingly unorthodox and, in my view, convincing - Financial TimesThis is not just a business book - The Economist Prizes Long-listed for The Orwell Prize 2016 (UK) Long Description Ever since civilised society began, we have felt the need to classify, categorise and specialise. It can make things more efficient, and help give the leaders of any organisation a sense of confidence that they have the right people focusing on the right tasks. But it can also be catastrophic, leading to tunnel vision and tribalism. Most importantly it can create a structural fog, with the full picture of where an organisation is heading hidden from view. It is incredibly widespread: the chances are these silos are rife in any organisation or profession, whether your business, or your local school or hospital.Across industries and cultures, as this brilliant and penetrating book shows, silos have the power to collapse companies and destabilise financial markets, yet they still dominate the workplace. They blind and confuse us, often making modern institutions act in risky, silly and damaging ways.Gillian Tett has spent years covering financial markets and business, but shes also a trained anthropologist, having completed a doctorate at Cambridge University and conducted field work in Tibet and Tajikistan. Shes no stranger to questioning the assumptions and practices of a culture. Those in question - financial trading desks, urban police forces, surgical teams within medical clinics, software debuggers and consumer product engineers - have practices and rituals as ordered and intricate as those of any far-flung tribe.In THE SILO EFFECT , she uses an anthropological lens to explore how individuals, teams and whole organisations often work in silos of thought, process and product. With examples drawn from a range of fascinating areas - the New York Fire Department and Facebook to the Bank of England and Sony - these narratives illustrate not just how foolishly people can behave when they are mastered by silos but also how the brightest institutions and individuals can master them. THE SILO EFFECT is a sharp, visionary and inspiring work with the insight, prescriptions and power to remove our organisational blinders and transform the way we think for the better. Review Quote Heres a piece of advice: read The Silo Effect , if only because your boss may already be immersed in Gillian Tetts latest study on how organisations can go badly awry. You would not want to be caught unawares, now, would you? Also, you might be missing something rather brilliant. Yes, honestly . . . Tetts anthropological approach adds academic rigour and richness - The TimesA profound idea, richly analyzed - Wall Street Journal (Europe)Highly intelligent, enjoyable and enlivened by a string of vivid case studies. It is also genuinely important . . . her prescription for curing the pathological silo-isation of business and government is refreshingly unorthodox and, in my view, convincing - Financial TimesThis is not just a business book - The Economist Promotional "Headline" The brilliant and insightful new book from Gillian Tett, author of the bestselling FOOLS GOLD Description for Sales People Longlisted for the 2016 Orwell prize Details ISBN184408759X Author Gillian Tett Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2016 ISBN-10 184408759X ISBN-13 9781844087594 Format Paperback Publication Date 2016-09-01 Pages 384 Media Book Subtitle Why Every Organisation Needs to Disrupt Itself to Survive Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 306.3 Short Title The Silo Effect Language English UK Release Date 2016-09-01 Imprint Virago Press Ltd Audience Tertiary & Higher Education NZ Release Date 2016-11-07 AU Release Date 2016-11-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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