Are Your Silos Vertical? Or is the Real Issue the Horizontal Ones?

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Not all silos are vertical. Often organisations talk about collaborating more effectively and for culture and strategy to become more integrated across the organisation. But what if the main issue is up and down the organisation? Silos come in many forms: teams, processes, projects working in isolation; decisions made in one part of the organisation that impact negatively on another; the client journey made convoluted through unnecessary touchpoints that could be simplified through better internal communication and the list goes on.

But there are other silos that ensure that our vertical silos stay in place &#; the horizontal kind. They are often found in cultures where voice, psychological safety and trust are not found between the different levels of the organisation.

Horizontal can silos look like:

- a strong hierarchy that stifles robust debate and candour between all levels
- a culture that gives worthiness of contribution attributed solely on status
- decisions made in senior levels not explored and teased apart with the levels doing the implementation (the &#;told from the balcony syndrome&#;)
- a lack of forums for whole organisation discussion
- a culture of &#;us&#; vs &#;them&#; between the C-suite/senior leadership and the rest of the organisation
- a fear of raising issues to the level above
- lack of consistency of communication from one level to the next

Where do we start?

When you can see there is a strong divide between the hierarchy levels look first to the overlap between each level. Build capacity and capability to increase the robust discussion and insights between these two levels. Explicitly create that skill in the two levels involved. That requires leadership to learn how to create psychological safety and a willingness to listen with curiosity not judgement.

As leaders get better at listening and problem solving WITH the next level down not FOR them, insights and dialogue create better understanding and better decisions.

Do this first at all overlap levels of your organisation and then naturally the discussions will open up the ways to deal with the vertical silos as well. The whole organisation will have not only the forums for good debate, but the psychological safety and trust to use them to create better ways of working.

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Dealing with the horizontal silos is not an overnight fix and the first step is self-awareness of leadership that this is what is in place.

I&#;d love to hear any of your insights into horizontal silos &#; do they exist? What is the impact?

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Vertical Silo

The vertical silos are either circular or orthogonal in shape. The customizable diverging funnel flow at the bottom of a vertical silo enables it to handle any type of load. Stainless steel, concrete, and carbon steel plates are the most common materials that are used in the fabrication of vertical silos. The material you choose depends on the weather in your area. The common features of vertical silos include:

• Safety Valve for pressure control

• Silo level blade indicator

• Blowing plant with a nozzle

• Service platform with ladder, back guard and safety guard

Storage silo capacity of vertical silo is around 50-70 tonnes. They have higher capacity when compared to horizontal silos.

Horizontal Silo

Horizontal Silos need more ground space and they come with a mechanic extraction system. For easy removal of the stored material, the mechanic extraction system is placed below the silo. Usually, horizontal silos are installed away from direct heat and sometimes in underground spaces. Few accessories that come with horizontal silos include:

• Warm gear

• Lumps breaker

• Explosion panels

• Silo weighing

• Needle gates

• Bag filters

• Under/overpressure capacity

Conclusion

The best grain storage silo for you depends on the space you can afford to install the silo. Consider your short-term and long-term goals and external factors that may affect your storage needs before investing in a silo. Also, there is a lot of customized silo available depending on the requirements.  It&#;s advisable to talk to a Storage Silo Project Consultant so that your investment won&#;t go in vain. Having more than 10 years of experience, Nextech Grain Processing & Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd. can provide Grain Milling Solutions which will help you increase your business.

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