THE SILO EFFECT was written after years of research and observation about how organizational silos can easily create atmospheres of toxicity and dividedness that stunt an organization's ability to make any real progress. In the book the author, Dr. Sharon M. Biggs, discusses how organizational silos are invisible barriers that inevitably lead to miscommunication, the absence of collaboration, a failure to calibrate factual data, and a lack of consistent practices among teams. Dr. Biggs describes ways that teams can borrow strategies from Bolman & Deal's (2008) Organizational Framing Approach to frame issues that, if left unaddressed, ultimately lead to the rapid construction of silos throughout an organization. By framing the issues, silos can be dismantled.

Author Biography

DR. SHARON M. BIGGS is Executive Vice President of Organizational and Educational Leadership at Marketplace Dynamics, LLC. She worked for almost 30 years in Education, including 16 years as a teacher leader and classroom teacher in New York City and in New Jersey. Dr. Biggs credits much of her leadership success to having been birthed in the trenches. Since entering Educational Leadership, Dr. Biggs has become a sought-after executive educational leadership trainer and coach, consultant and speaker. She is the author of several books available on Amazon.