![HBR IdeaCast artwork](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts113/v4/df/65/0a/df650adb-4899-7ba8-0b35-765b7aee0140/mza_5848646561199363403.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
558: Collaborating Better Across Silos
HBR IdeaCast
English - January 05, 2017 22:06 - 18 minutes - 19 MB - ★★★★ - 1.6K ratingsCareers Business News Business News strategy innovation leadership entrepreneurship management economics finance communication teams hbr Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 557: Restoring Sanity to the Office
Next Episode: 559: Voices from the January-February 2017 Issue
Harvard Law School lecturer Heidi K. Gardner discusses how firms gain a competitive edge when specialists collaborate across functional boundaries. But it’s often difficult, expensive, and messy. The former McKinsey consultant is the author of the new book, “Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos.”