The World Economic Forum notes that disruption is increasing on the geopolitical, climate and technology front while trust is decreasing. They conclude “to navigate this new world, businesses will need to be increasingly adaptable and resilient.”

It’s incumbent upon leaders at all levels to build their adaptive capacity. But sending folks off to training programs to learn more skills they can add to their leadership toolkit might not be sufficient.

Building your adaptive capacity in the ever-changing workplace of today requires the skill of unlearning. One area of organizational challenge where that is needed more than ever is when it comes to tackling the challenge of departments working in separate silos.