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 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable :: 0787960756
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| Once again using an astutely written fictional tale to unambiguously but painlessly deliver some hard truths about critical business procedures, Patrick Lencioni targets group behavior in the final entry of his trilogy of corporate fables. And like those preceding it, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is an entertaining, quick read filled with useful information that will prove easy to digest and implement. This time, Lencioni weaves his lessons around the story of a troubled Silicon Valley firm and its unexpected choice for a new CEO: an old-school manager who had retired from a traditional manufacturing company two years earlier at age 55. Showing exactly how existing personnel failed to function as a unit, and precisely how the new boss worked to reestablish that essential conduct, the book's first part colorfully illustrates the ways that teamwork can elude even the most dedicated individuals--and be restored by an insightful leader. A second part offers details on Lencioni's "five dysfunctions" (absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results), along with a questionnaire for readers to use in evaluating their own teams and specifics to help them understand and overcome these common shortcomings. Like the author's previous books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, this is highly recommended. --Howard Rothman Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
The prose is simple and makes for a quick read. The characters are exaggerated stereotypes of polar personalities and the story fictionalizes these characters into an example of team dysfunction and remedy. There's nearly always something to be gained from a book - and this one is no exception. However, the 5 star ratings are a surprise as the book isn't itself an exceptionally insightful book or paradigm shifting work. Borrow it, check it out from the library - read it while at Barnes and Noble, you'll get something out of it... but I wouldn't necessarily buy it.
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Author: Guest
I use this book in a leadership development program that I have at work. It is one of those books that just about anyone will read and then identify with. It is short, but story-like so readers are not lost in the details. Then the program participants define how their team correlates to the different dysfunctions outlined in the book. It is a powerful exercise and everyone walks away with new insight.
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Author: Guest
As I read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, I saw every dysfunctional church board of which I have ever been a part. Then I realized how easy it was to slip into Dysfunctional-Team mode.
The narrative format of the first "half" of the book makes it a quick read. The second "half" consists of the details and a more linear presentation of the dysfunctions and how to deal with them. Lencioni's use of fable helps open your eyes to the pitfalls that happen on most teams. I found myself thinking that isn't so bad, only to see how detrimental it actually was. The "fable" makes the problems easily identifiable, and I realized how many of the dysfunctions I was guilty of causing.
I believe this book teaches us the importance of meetings. We often reject meetings or look to get out of them. But, often simple changes in the team and working environment change the productivity of the meeting.
The most beneficial concept for me was the need for trust among the team members. This cannot be built or developed by falling from a chair into team member's arms. Trust must be built over time. It means that we assume the best of other people, and that we believe they too have the best interest of the project in mind.
I was also inspired by the need to put aside opinions and objection once a decision has been reached. During the discussion is when the objections should be brought up. After a decision has been reached, the team needs to get on board and push the idea as though it were their own.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is worth whatever you pay for it.
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Author: Guest
There is plenty of good things to talk about in this book. Before I do so, I'd like to emphasize that while having/building a great executive team is absolutely critical, this book is written with the premise that what was wrong with the fictitious exec team this books tells a story about was the team work which probably had manifold ramifications. That is not the same as saying that "team work" is the only problem or even the root problem in every organization.
Having said that, the first & obvious good about this book is the structure. It is a story with corporate characters & a CEO, newly hired to put the company back on track. Kathryn, the CEO, spends her first two weeks to find the problem with the company - which happens to be team work. A story telling way of writing the book adds dimensions to the subject which are beyond academic. And I think that's very important as it paints a more holistic picture combining personalities, tensions, ambitions etc. So what you get out of this kind of a book is a perspective wider than "how-to" type bullet points.
And yet, what follows at the end of the story is exactly that. A dissection of the methods, and why these methods work. So when you're finished reading the book, you've had the opportunity to go through a wider case study as well as the nuances of the various methods employed by the fictitious CEO.
Lencioni writes in an easy engaging style. Again, team-work is one of the critical dimensions of the corporate ecosystem. Kathryn, the CEO, is clearly a strong, objective leader with ample authority vested in her. She can make the right changes. You & I may not have that kind of authority vested in us; so while this book may be slightly biased toward a executive type team, it still is a most wonderful case study of how successful teams may be built & sustained.
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Author: Guest
Anyone who works in a team concept should read this book. It will raise the bar of your team even if you only apply one of the five great principles. Improvement in all five of these areas will radically revolutionize your team success.
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