Celebrate cross-functional wins publicly.
When departments coordinate successfully, recognize it. You’re building cultural momentum for future collaboration. Every public acknowledgment of effective cross-department work makes the next coordination effort easier. Your influence as a leader grows through your ability to build these bridges.
Take Action: Identify one recent successful cross-functional collaboration. Send a brief email to leadership highlighting the departments involved and the positive outcome. Copy the team members who made it work. Make celebrating coordination a habit.