In my previous post , I suggested several topics to blog about, based on my experiences of 2017. How Silos Grow was the topic most asked for:

This was my initial shock after joining the company. Only a few years after taking off as a startup, the hedges began growing, seemingly almost by themselves, and against the will of the founders.

I've worked in silos, and in companies without them, but I haven't been there to witness them coming into existence before. It is a fascinating phenomenon, yet oh, so common. And a killer of great companies.

This posts digs into why and how silos happen.…