BUILDING A NETWORKED ORGANISATION

"Play on the same team to optimise diversity of expertise, experience, background & thought"

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The Problem with Silos

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How collaborative are your teams, your HR function, and the wider organisation?

 

Your instinctive response might be “we’re very collaborative”. But what if I asked you to take a closer look - dig a little deeper. Are you really as collaborative as you think you are? Or is it basic co-operation in disguise?  It’s so easy to have a laser-like focus on our own goals, deliverables and challenges – we can forget to pause and consider the bigger business picture. But this approach seriously limits our impact.

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The truth is - organisational silos are likely holding you back. Possibly without you even realising. Silos act like an invisible wall that blocks collaboration and slows progress. They slow productivity, limit innovation and dilute business outcomes.

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Are you ready to break free and unlock new levels of performance? To push the boundaries of what’s actually possible? Creating a networked organisation is your hidden advantage - yet few truly master it.

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The One Organisation Mindset

 

We need to remember that we are greater than the sum of our parts. We’ve all heard this phrase before. It sounds so simple, yet its power is often not realised in organisations. The silo mentality belongs in the past - if we want to deliver sustainable business results, we need to be bold and operate as one. A culture of true collaboration is critical across the whole organisation. Because here’s the thing: regardless of the business function we might sit within, we all work for the same organisation with the same business strategy and goals. We need to play on the same team.

 

This approach enables us to design seamless, inspiring, end to end experiences across the entire employee lifecycle. Helping our people to be at their best, maximising our resources, fully enabling our people and realising our potential as an organisation.

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Building a Networked Organisation

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The power of collaboration is often untapped. But when you build an organisation that operates as an interactive network, everything changes. Networked organisations think and work differently. They play on the same team and break down traditional barriers to optimise diversity of technical expertise, experience and thought – co-creating solutions that simply can’t be conceived in isolation. Networked organisations also give teams the power to shape direction, not simply offer input from the sidelines. This means co-owning outcomes and being jointly accountable for results. This approach maximises your organisational resources and delivers much better business outcomes.

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Forget what’s traditionally “yours” and “mine”. Our people and their experiences are key. Together we can create interactive, networked organisations, and work together as one to co-create the exceptional.

 

If you’re ready to really collaborate and start building a networked organisation, here are four strategies to get you started that are simple, yet incredibly powerful.

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1. Seek Out the Silos​

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Silos create an invisible wall, blocking collaboration and slowing progress. They limit productivity, creativity and innovation. Find them, fix them and build a networked organisation to unlock new levels of innovation and performance.

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2. Take a Holistic View​

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Create a one organisation mindset and play on the same team. Forget about what’s “yours” and “mine” or where a process starts and ends. Bring teams together cross functionally to co-create solutions that couldn’t be conceived in isolation.

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3. Be a Rule Breaker​

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Some of the best collaboration outcomes can come from the most unexpected places. Teams or functions that wouldn’t traditionally align can create incredible value through working together. Forget the rules - and create your own.

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4. Think Big - Start Small​

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You don’t need a huge transformation programme to build a networked organisation - start small. Run a pilot, create a self-organised team. Give them the mandate and the freedom, help to remove any obstacles and let the magic happen.

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Are you ready to build a Networked Organisation and unlock new levels of collaboration and performance?