Members of the Community Planning Committee were energized and enthusiastic about the possibilites offered by the development of collaborative relationships between service agencies. The central obstacle to collaboration? Silos. In an a-ha moment, UEA representative Kaye Chatterton noted that we tend to operate in our own silos, and often lack information about other organizations. The benefits of collaboration? The ability to act as the lead agency in areas of our expertise, and to develop partnerships in others.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
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Members of the Community Planning Committee were energized and enthusiastic about the possibilites offered by the development of collaborative relationships between service agencies. The central obstacle to collaboration? Silos. In an a-ha moment, UEA representative Kaye Chatterton noted that we tend to operate in our own silos, and often lack information about other organizations. The benefits of collaboration? The ability to act as the lead agency in areas of our expertise, and to develop partnerships in others.
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White space & silos. Interesting new metaphors! Of course, just like in college papers, you can have way too much white space.
I really like this book, I have my own copy:
Silos, politics, and turf wars : a leadership fable about destroying the barriers that turn colleagues into competitors /
lenconi, Patrick, 1965-
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