The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Posted on 04 September 2018 by Patrick Lencioni

In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech s CEO, faces the ultimate leadership crisis Uniting a team in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company Will she succeed Will she be fired Will the company fail Lencioni s utterly gripping tale serves as a timeless reminder that leadership requires as much courage as it does insight Throughout the story, Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams even the best ones often struggle He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team Just as with his other books, Lencioni has written a compelling fable with a powerful yet deceptively simple message for all those who strive to be exceptional team leaders. New Read Books The Five Dysfunctions of a Team By Patrick Lencioni – kino-fada.fr I ve been in corporate America for just under 4 years now In my time, I ve never really bought into the majority of management strategies I ve seen because well, they blatantly do not work and if they do, its at an absurd cost of employee retention, dissatisfaction and needless overwork.Passive aggressiveness, no accountability, scared of conflict I see it too often, and I m constantly frustrated by it And just when I thought I was alone, I read this book and was completely blown away Eve I ve been in corporate America for just under 4 years now In my time, I ve never really bought into the majority of management strategies I ve seen becau...Bear with me I am highly skeptical of models as methods versus tools I will explain later and of corporate literature With that bias, this book would have been lucky to get three stars from me Please keep that in mind.What I mean by a model as a method versus a tool, is that when a model is presented to help people try and understand how something functions I have no problem with it Meyers Briggs personality test is a great example Fun to take and compare with people and get an idea of wh Bear with me I am highly skeptical of models as methods versus tools I will explain later and of corporate literature With that bias, this book would have been lucky to get three stars from me Please keep that in mind.What I mean by a model as a method versus a tool, is that when a model is presented to help people try and understand how something functions I have no problem with it Meyers Briggs personality test is a great example Fun to take and compare with people and get an idea of where they come from But if you are a borderline on any of the 4 pairs then depending on your mood you can easily have 2 even 4 different likely personality types And there are 7 billion people in the world and only 16 types they don t all fit in those 16 ca...Five Dysfunctions of a TeamAs a consultant who has worked with hundreds of teams in organizations large and small, I can attest that model outlined in The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is both accurate in it s root diagnosis of team dysfunctionalism, and is as pervasive as human nature itself As with all of Lencioni s books, he opens with a fable and concludes with the model that is the basis for the story s solution In the fable, a new CEO is confronted with a dysfunctional executive team and Five Dysfunctions of a TeamAs a consultant who has worked with hundreds of teams in organizations large and small, I can attest that model outlined in The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is both accurate in it s root diagnosis of team dysfunctionalism, and is as pervasive as human nature...This is another one of my have to and not want to reads I would never even consider reading one of these types of books for fun, they are not my style at all The information they contain is usually common sense stuff that people are aware of but unwilling or unable to incorporate into their day to day work lives Most jobs are group based versus individual and even if you are in the mindset to make whatever changes that books like this deem necessary, it doesn t mean everyone else you work This is another one of my have to and not want to reads I would never even consider reading one of these types of books for fun, they are not my style at all The information they contain is usually common sense stuff that people are aware of but unwilling or unable to incorporate into their day to day work lives Most jobs are group based versus individual and even if you are in the mindset to make whatever changes that books like this deem necessary, it doesn t mean everyone else you work with is.Thankfully the author makes dry material into something tolerable by sharing his message in a story format and doesn t bog the book down with graphs, sample work sheets and quizzes It s pretty basic and to the point with identifying problems and offering solutions The length was acceptable as wel...Simply, this book is Must read books list, I liked the story way to write the book, and the simple make Sense model of the five dysfunctions of teams I already recommended this books to my friends, it s must read for every oneI w...How lovely if things were actually this simple.This is a one of the best business novels out there I love the idea of introducing concepts through a storyline of a fictional organization The only thing better would be if it were based on actual events that was told in story form.Kathryn is a CEO who takes over a company struggling with its market share and profit She has the courage to attack the difficult issues rarely losing her composure and delivers criticism in a way that it mostly encourages discussion and positive conflict I canno This is a one of the best business novels out there I love the idea of introducing concepts through a storyline of a fictional organization The only thing better would be if it were based on actual events that was told in story form.Kathryn is a CEO who takes over a company struggling with its market share and profit She has the courage to attack the difficult issues rarely losing her composure and delivers criticism in a way that it mostly encourages discussion and positive conflict I cannot say I have come across any managers in corporate America who are effective as Kathryn However, I am convinced she must exist amongst us in the real world On the other hand I find the dysfunctions described in this short novel to be on point and rampant it manufacturing facilities and offices across the country As difficult as it is to admit, I saw myself a couple of times in some of the characters I still think it would be a tall order to effectively change the dynamics of work teams across ...forced to read this one for work did some awful group work with it also really not that helpful in a bullshit retail situation.First line Only one person thought Kathryn was the right choice to become CEO of DecisionTech, Inc.Summary Lencioni identifies five problems with executive teams, which he presents through a story fable and then analyzes.Spoilers In as much as reference books can have spoilers.The 5 dysfunctions are 1 Absence of trust Where trust is comfort with showing vulnerability and admitting mistakes to teammates 2 Fear of conflict Teams need to be able to have passionate debate and walk away First line Only one person thought Kathryn was the right choice to become CEO of DecisionTech, Inc.Summary Lencioni identifies five problems with executive teams, which he presents through a story fable and then analyzes.Spoilers In as much as reference books can have spoilers.The 5 dysfunctions are 1 Absence of trust Where trust is comfort with showing vulnerability and admitting mistakes to teammates 2 Fear of conflict Teams need to be able to have passionate debate and walk away with no collateral damage Lencioni describes a false harmony that is a sign of this 3 Lack of commitment Phoning it in rather than buying into the project The key here is while not everyone gets their way, they should all be heard and their opinions considered and valued 4 Avoidance of accountability Here, they re talking about teammates being able to call each other on poor performance, rather than having all accountability done by the team leader 5 Inattention to results ...I m relatively new to the corporate world and observe heavy reliance on inane hierarchical pyramid models and very linear cycles designed to describe organizations, relationships, goals, processes, progress and, ultimately, success Five Dysfunctions is a great example While I d love to rip into this book s awkward narrative structure, cartoonish characters, and childish melodrama, I m certain many already have If this book is to be considered a fable, it is only for its oversimplification I m relatively new to the corporate world and...

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04 September 2018

Patrick Lencioni