{"product_id":"9781844087594","title":"The Silo Effect : Why Every Organisation Needs to Disrupt Itself to Survive by Gillian Tett","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 she's also a trained anthropologist, having completed a  doctorate at Cambridge University and conducted field work in Tibet and  Tajikistan. She's 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308307100021,"sku":"9781844087594","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781844087594.jpg?v=1762807082","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781844087594","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}