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''Working effectively with others - corporate governance.''
A silo is a part of an organisation which works - inappropriately - in isolation from other parts of the organisation, and resists sharing important information with it.
A silo is a part of an organisation which works - inappropriately - in isolation from other parts of the organisation, and resists sharing important information with it.




<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Work across silos'''''</span>
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Work across silos'''''</span>


:"An effective risk management programme takes a broader perspective and works across silos."
:"An effective risk management programme takes a broader perspective and works across silos."


:''The Treasurer magazine, February 2017 p51 - Unlocking unconscious biases in decisions, Anna Withers and Mark Withers, Mightywaters Consulting.''
:''The Treasurer magazine, February 2017 p51 - Unlocking unconscious biases in decisions, Anna Withers and Mark Withers, Mightywaters Consulting.''
The use of the term in the organisational context derives from military silos, which are hardened underground sites, heavily protected against potential enemy attacks.




==See also==
==See also==
*[[Behavioural skills]]
*[[Behavioural skills]]
*[[Cohesion]]
*[[Corporate governance]]
* [[Knowledge and information management]]
* [[Knowledge and information management]]
*[[Working effectively with others]]


[[Category:Knowledge_and_information_management]]
[[Category:Knowledge_and_information_management]]

Latest revision as of 05:53, 25 July 2022

Working effectively with others - corporate governance.

A silo is a part of an organisation which works - inappropriately - in isolation from other parts of the organisation, and resists sharing important information with it.


Work across silos
"An effective risk management programme takes a broader perspective and works across silos."
The Treasurer magazine, February 2017 p51 - Unlocking unconscious biases in decisions, Anna Withers and Mark Withers, Mightywaters Consulting.


The use of the term in the organisational context derives from military silos, which are hardened underground sites, heavily protected against potential enemy attacks.


See also