"I came up with a plan to simulate the German ships as the enemy and conduct a battle at sea. Then we would exchange personnel to visit one another's ships, and we would do joint maneuvers in the South China Sea." -- Captain Abrashoff
In my line of work we hear about "silos" where different areas of the organization work independently of, or even competitively with each other. Some of that happens by the nature of our size, some not.
I was at a Leadership McLean County session the other day where CEOs from the two major hospitals in town formed a panel to answer questions about the state of health care in our community.
It struck me how very well these two got along with each other. Clearly they liked each other and worked together regularly. What are the odds of two "competitors" putting the good of the neighborhood ahead of their own profits? Such is the case, as they teamed up to develop a community cancer center and other joint ventures. And more personally impactful, what are the odds of CEOs taking time to visit with ordinary yokels like us?
Sometimes I think about pride in being an Illinoisan, an American, or of Irish descent. In the end, though, we're all part of the human team. Does there have to be an opponent?
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