Week 4

Silos.

Do you remember us talking about silos, about the challenge to not work in silos?

I was recently reminded about "silos" on Monday as I travelled to Castroville to be present at the blessing of the newly established Bishop Dubuis House and Legacy Center.

This is a photo of the silos located right outside of Castroville.

I just "googled" silos, and this is what AI has very succinctly captured:

Working in silos means that different teams or departments operate in isolation, hoarding information and failing to collaborate with the rest of the company.

The event in Castroville was a reminder to me of how important it is that we don't work in silos; that we form relationships and collaborate for the common good. Our cultures, and especially the incarnation, call us to relationship, and not isolation. Information and resources are shared, and we collaborate with others.

A number of entities who made this new project possible were represented at the blessing of the Legacy Center: CHRISTUS Health; Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio; and Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, who in an incredible collaboration merged two hospital systems to create CHRISTUS Health. Architects, designers, contractors, Sisters, and civic entities in Castroville worked together to create a place where we honor our legacy to find inspiration and courage for what we do now.

These silos belong to Keller Grain Company in Castroville, Texas. They store, sell, and ship corn, and they're a member of the "Tortilla Industry Association" certifying that the corn they sell to the tortilla industry is corn, only. It's important to keep their corn in silos.

Remembering that we don't want to work in silos, think about events in your week, and how you may have achieved something with someone else, that you wouldn't have been able to do alone!