Craft targeted solutions to increase collaboration among employees and drive results.
Traditional solutions, such as restructuring and changing the culture, require significant resources and take years to successfully implement; some organizations never get it implemented.
The root causes of poor collaboration in the workplace are difficult to assess.
It can be difficult for HR to get enough buy-in from leaders to change siloed behaviors.
HR can take ownership of fostering cross-functional collaboration by initiating targeted changes within its sphere of control that have a ripple effect across the organization’s culture.
Impact & Result
Identify an organizational need that leaders will rally around as a common purpose for collaboration.
Take time to understand the root causes of poor collaboration between departments or functions.
Select and implement targeted solutions that drive cross-functional collaboration.
Research & Tools
1. Outline clear goals
Identify
which functions are struggling to collaborate, find a common need for cross-functional
collaboration, and examine the existing network of relationships between key
functions.