Stovepipes of Excellence
Powers was correct, it is difficult to communicate across boundaries. It is hard to break down paradigms that are present within teams. To truly have effective communication across boundaries you have to get buy in from stakeholders and break the "stove pipes of excellence" barrier. You know what that is, it is where groups of people who have formed teams that are successful do not want to share information. It happens all the time, and it is completely natural. Most teams and even individuals within a team treat their knowledge very parochial and do not want to share. It takes buy in and trust to communicate effectively outside of your organization, and even then most people hold information back. As an example take the situation that I am currently in. My company has a major project that crosses the boundaries of all four sectors. The project capitalizes on each sectors strengths so that the end product is the best that it can be. Sounds easy huh? But it
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