DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: A Network Allows People to Move Out of Workplace Silos” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in February 2022
Note to Reader:
Waterbucket eNews celebrates the leadership of individuals and organizations who are guided by the vision for Living Water Smart in British Columbia to build greener communities and adapt to a changing climate. The edition published on February 1, 2022 featured an article contributed by Joe McGowan, retired Director of Public Works (City of Cranbrook), and network builder in the local government setting.
Building networks allows people to move out of silos that are created to reduce risk and criticism
“Our workforce is dealing with two massive changes. One is Generational Amnesia and the second is that good people who desire to effect change are often working in silos that limit their contact with colleagues who can help define a problem and provide guidance on how to solve the problem,” stated Joe McGowan, retired Director of Public Works (City of Cranbrook) and network builder in the local government setting
“Generational amnesia is a phrase used to describe a situation in which organizations lose their memory of how to do things. The world is rapidly losing expertise through retirement which denies new employees the benefit of their predecessor’s knowledge and experience.”
“Often, silos are self-imposed by people with an absence of historical knowledge that results in a fear of failure and the subsequent criticism. People in one silo now tend to not interact with colleagues in other silos, both within their own workforce and in their greater community.”
“In today’s world, it is the norm for many people to exit training programs and find themselves in managerial roles without the benefit of exposure to field experience that would give them both a strong basis and confidence upon which to make decisions.”
“Generational amnesia compounds the problem in that people no longer have immediate access to experienced people within their organizations that they might call on to provide history, context, and guidance.”
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To read the complete story published on February 1st 2022, download a PDF copy of Living Water Smart in British Columbia: A Network Allows People to Move Out of Workplace Silos.
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