A talk on why your departments talk past each other —
and what to do about it: today, tomorrow and next week.
Employees spend an average of 12 hours a week tracking down information from other departments. Not because colleagues lack willingness — but because they lack a shared picture of what they’re collaborating on.
Without that shared picture, departments start pulling in different directions. And it doesn’t take long before it sounds like this: "we’re doing all the work and the others just complain." From there it’s a short step to an "us and them" dynamic, where competition replaces curiosity — and reinforces the silos nobody wants.
The talk gives you that shared picture. You learn to see each other’s perspectives instead of arguing over who’s right — and you discover that most disagreements come from different lenses, not conflicting interests. Once that understanding is in place, a sense of belonging emerges that turns your differences into a strength.
A shared understanding of what creates silos and what each person
can do to stop them forming. So your communication strengthens
and difference becomes shared momentum instead of friction.
Most cross-team misunderstandings aren’t about willingness —
they’re about different lenses
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A feeling that created real enthusiasm and gave plenty of food for thought.
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That you start to understand each other before you misunderstand each other. Research on cross-team collaboration shows that around 41% of employees find it harder to work across departments than within their own. Most of the friction isn’t about disagreement, but about different language and different yardsticks. The talk gives you the shared picture that closes that gap.
They have more in common than you think. When departments disagree, it’s usually because they believe their goals can’t be reconciled — but they usually can. When the common ground becomes visible, a large part of the friction disappears on its own. That’s one of the important purposes of the talk.
That the complexity isn’t evenly spread. Research shows that 20–35% of the value-creating collaboration in an organisation is delivered by just 3–5% of employees — because the others don’t know who to turn to, or where to find the answer. In other words, there’s a lot to gain.
Martin gives talks across Denmark and abroad. The talk lasts up to an hour.
The price depends on length and number of attendees. Tell us a bit about your event in the contact form and get an answer within one working day.
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