I listened to Silos, Politics and Turf Wars by Patrick M. Lencioni for work. Well, more directly for work than the many other things I read for work.

Lencioni's books are business books told in a story format, prioritizing the people, their relationships, and decisions and placing them in a real world. It is still though a business book and while enjoyable enough, you wouldn't really read them for the plot.

I read this book at the recommendation of a colleague to think about how we might use similar techniques, particularly the idea of a thematic goal to help drive organizational cohesion and change, which maybe is hard to do all at once.

The part that strikes me is that this is not so much about having a thematic goal. Rather it is the process of getting leadership to define and buy in to the thematic goal that has the real value. But maybe that is always the case.

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