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Definition silo mentality in British English

silo mentality noun

noun
1

an attitude within an organization when the different sections or departments do not share information properly because they do not want to share success with others, with the result that the organization is not efficient

Example

Members of a corporation's financial staffs are in a unique position to battle silo mentality, tunnel vision or tribalism (other synonyms for the same affliction), wherever it appears.

Definition silo mentality in British English