Agencies resistant to collaboration

Agencies resistant to collaboration

Public servants can be resistant to collaboration, perpetrating silos and turf wars, says an expert. Agencies may “preach collaboration yet insist on their own protocols and processes,” says Dr Mary Martin – senior policy fellow at foreign policy think tank LSE Ideas. “Some of the most common problems faced include breaking traditional mindsets and ways of doing things.” Despite the barriers, Martin says collaboration is gaining currency in poli…