(bright music) Let's look at the challenges that can come with expanding emotional engagement. These lessons explore how to identify areas of resistance, how to push through them, and when to let go. You'll learn how to build resilience and self-confidence along with what the best methods are for creating lasting workplace relationships. There are certain obstacles that exist within your organization that can prevent you from achieving emotional engagement. Some organizations operate within silos as a function of business. Silos in business are different divisions or departments that don't share information with each other. Silos often form when companies grow and employees become more specialized in specific functions. Silos can be highly effective in increasing productivity because workers have a single focus in performing their roles. However, one of the biggest setbacks is that they tend to lack effective communication between departments, and in some cases, lead to withholding information. Employees within a silo tend to focus on their own best interests and certain departments within a business may have different or competing priorities. Sometimes organizations that have silos suffer from a duplication of efforts. This redundancy occurs because of the poor communication between divisions. Oftentimes, silos are led by gatekeepers who control the flow of information in and out of their silos. Typically, there are managers that have the best interests of their subordinates in mind. Managers who are gatekeepers are often compensated based on their team's performance, so some are motivated by pay. Determining who the gatekeepers are in your organization can mean the difference between effective operations and dysfunction. Once you recognize who they are, you can use emotional engagement to work with them. Working to improve engagement among your designated gatekeepers can lead to better collaboration and communication.