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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (J–B Lencioni Series)
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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.
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Additional information
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 1st edition (18 April 2002) |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 240 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0787960756 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0787960759 |
| Dimensions | 22.23 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm |
by Kelsey Wood
I got recommended this book as a new leader for a team in education, can’t tell you how much this has helped me and opened my eyes to a lot. Highly recommend, really good read.
by Darren_S
The first book that I finished within 24 hours. Really good fictional story of a dysfunctional team with a little explanation after the story is finished but a great read if you’re working on a team that needs help.
by Mr. K. James
This book is superb, i never read fiction in my life, i bought this book not realising it was. if i knew it was a fable, i would have probably stayed away from it. but i am sure glad i bought this and read it, because Patrick showed me that this “serious Fiction” can be quite informative. and as a result i am big fan of his now, i will surely be buying more of his work
This book shows you what you need as a team to be successful, he goes through the five dysfunctions and shows you that they are like a chain, not one of them should be missing. as i begin to read this book, i can now see why alot of teams fail, even though they have such gifted players. they are all sorts of dysfunctions in your average team. Pattrick shows you, that just missing something like trust can really screw up your objectives that your team sets. for example, he say that “if there is no trust, you as the leader may set certain targets. some people in the team may not agree, yet they don’t speak up, and because they don’t agree. they are not willing some commit” and obviously, if they don’t commit. they may not give sufficient effort. Which in effect lessens the power of the blow you and your team deliver.the book is filled will lots of little things such as this. i do think you will benefit a ton by picking up this title
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by Bonnie
This seminal text on leadership is very readable, being presented as a short fable, simply written and broken down into easily digestible chunks.
Unlike so many other books of advice, the recommendations in Five Dysfunctions really work, with improvements in my team’s performance becoming visible and consistent with a few weeks of our kick-off meeting.
If you work in any kind of management, you should absolutely read this book and implement its recommendations – especially the ones regarding the way that YOU, personally, lead your team. It will be the best move you ever made.
by John G
This book was recommended to me by one of the delegates at a recent training. It sounded great and Stephen (the delegate in question) was so enthusiastic about how it helped him understand his team and work more effectively that I just had to pick up a copy and read it. I am glad I did. Patrick Lencioni adopts a “commentary” style and follows Katheryn, a 57 year old executive who is a surprise appointee as a new CEO with responsibility of turning the fortunes of DecisionTech, a technology company, around. It focuses on the stakeholders in the management team and how the dynamics work between each of the players. Flicking back through it it seems a bit cold and shallow but while reading it I was totally caught up in the story and wanted to know how each of the players would react to the unfolding events. You will recognise characters, the situations, the meetings and companies you have worked in. It will remind you of times that you have taken unhelpful positions and it is the style that does that to you. The learning outcome is a useful pyramid model that can assist any manager in bringing a team together. All in all, an engaging book that provides insight and learning that makes it an essential read for progressive managers who believe they really can change things. Is that you?
by J. Butler
I usually hate management books with “parables” in because I find them badly written, contrived and twee. This one is better than most – the story is plausible (and familiar) and Lencioni’s writing style is punchy and clear. More importantly, it conceals an excellent model of senior team development.
What I like about the model is that all the stuff I already use in organisational development slots in nicely: what it gives is a clear roadmap. Using the model, both the facilitator and the participants can all be clear about what they are doing and why. For example, I’ve used psychometrics many times, but using them within the framework of building trust (the first stage in the model) seemed to make the learning deeper and more lasting.
Anyone who is part of a senior level team (where the team members are also team leaders), or anyone who works with these teams should find the book useful.
by Alfie C
So noticable in many of the teams I have seen over the years. This should be on all on all future leaders reading list. Written in a very readable way and lessons weaved throughout.
by leadingyou2010
I encourage all people managers to read this book – it’s short with some excellent points and workable ideas. I’ve implemented the first two principles with my team and already seeing the results.