Organizational structures that allow divisions and departments to own their turf and people with long tenure to take root creates the same hardened group distinctions as Congressional redistricting to produce homogeneous voting blocs - all of which makes it easier to resist compromise, let alone collaboration.
Interpretation
Rigid organizational structures can hinder collaboration and compromise.
This quote highlights how organizational structures that promote division and long-standing allegiances can lead to entrenched group identities, similar to how political districts may create homogeneous voting blocs. Such environments can stifle collaboration and compromise, making it difficult for diverse ideas and solutions to emerge.
In practice
In a corporate workshop on teamwork, this quote can illustrate the challenges posed by siloed departments.
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Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any place from whence an attack is allowed to be made.
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