Silos, Politics and Turf Wars
Chapter One
HONEYMOON
Five months. That's how long it took for Jude Cousins' entrepreneurial
passion and excitement to fade into anxiety and
panic. While it was true that he had never started a company
before and didn't know exactly what to expect, five months
just seemed like too short of a honeymoon to Jude.
To be fair, Cousins Consulting wasn't really a company.
Just a consulting practice operating out of a spare bedroom
in Jude's home. No employees. No politics. Just Jude, his
passion, and three clients. Two of which, unfortunately,
were already in jeopardy.
HATCH
For the seven years prior to starting his consulting firm, Jude
had received nothing but encouragement and recognition
in his career, which only served to magnify his frustration
as an entrepreneur.
After a brief and unsatisfying postcollege stint in journalism,
Jude took a job in the marketing department at
Hatch Technology, a fast-growing company that develo ... read full excerpt from Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors ebook
