departmentalizing
Organizing by sections
Departmentalizing is dividing something into separate departments or categories.
Organizations departmentalize functions—accounting here, marketing there.
The word often carries a critical edge when applied to thinking: He compartmentalizes his work life and home life, departmentalizing his emotions so thoroughly that neither realm touches the other.
Farm storage towers
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- subdivisionsPortions of a whole
- segmentationDivision into sections
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
fragmentation · isolation · segregation · partitioning · demarcation · restructuring · reorganizing · decentralizing
Imposing systematic order
- dividingSeparating into parts
- allocatingDistributing for specific purposes
- assigningDesignating for a purpose
- distributingApportioning among recipients
coordinating · managing · arranging · systematizing · delegating · grouping · sectioning · branching
Isolating thoughts or feelings
- separatingDividing into parts
- isolatingSetting apart from contact
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- categorizingAssigning to groups
sorting · coping · detaching · distancing · processing · work-life balance · boundaries · segmenting
Skill from extensive practice
- focusConcentrated attention point
- nicheRecessed wall space
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- proficiencySkilled performance level
functional areas · skill sets · subject matter · disciplines
silos
Farm storage towers
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- subdivisionsPortions of a whole
- segmentationDivision into sections
bureaucracy · fragmentation · isolation · segregation · partitioning · demarcation · restructuring · reorganizing · decentralizing · administrating
structuring
Imposing systematic order
- dividingSeparating into parts
- allocatingDistributing for specific purposes
- assigningDesignating for a purpose
distributing · coordinating · managing · arranging · systematizing · delegating · grouping · sectioning · branching · streamlining
compartmentalizing
Isolating thoughts or feelings
- separatingDividing into parts
- isolatingSetting apart from contact
- boxingCombat sport using fists
categorizing · sorting · coping · detaching · distancing · processing · work-life balance · boundaries · segmenting · dissociating
expertise
Skill from extensive practice
- focusConcentrated attention point
- nicheRecessed wall space
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
functional areas · proficiency · skill sets · subject matter · disciplines
departmentalizingconsolidating
Combining dispersed elements
unifying · integrating · merging · centralizing · combining
departmentalizingintegrating
Combining into a whole
synthesizing · connecting · interrelating · systems thinking · breaking down silos
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