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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable [Hardcover]

Patrick M. Lencioni (Author)
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Publication Date: April 11 2002 | Series: J-B Lencioni Series (Book 13)
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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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

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In keeping with the parable style, Lencioni (The Five Temptations of a CEO) begins by telling the fable of a woman who, as CEO of a struggling Silicon Valley firm, took control of a dysfunctional executive committee and helped its members succeed as a team. Story time over, Lencioni offers explicit instructions for overcoming the human behavioral tendencies that he says corrupt teams (absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability and inattention to results). Succinct yet sympathetic, this guide will be a boon for those struggling with the inherent difficulties of leading a group. 100,000 first printing.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Help for Dysfunctional Teams Dec 3 2002
By Susan Ecker
Format:Hardcover
Patrick Lencioni has written an exceptionally interesting fable on optimal team performance. He has prescribed guidelines for team success and applied them in an interesting, easy to read story with a twist. He has defined easy to follow principles that with practice can lead any group or team, large or small to be great.
The book begins with a story of a potentially great company with a dysfunctional executive staff. Even though this company assembled some of the best executives and attracted top tier investors (compared to their closest competitors), the company was on a downslide. Morale was slipping and key employees were leaving. The CEO (and co-founder) was relieved of his title by the board and the search for his successor began.
This company, Decision Tech, was a high profile, two years old company with much at stake. The chairman of the board pushed for hiring Kathryn, an ancient fifty-seven years old by Silicon Valley standards. Employees and the executive staff were stunned with the news of the new hire.
The story develops by weaving Lencioni's team dysfunctions into its web. The fable is enticing and not typical of your "how to produce" guidelines book. The author keeps your interest while at the same time introducing and teaching his methods.
At the end of the story, Mr. Lencioni reviews all levels of team dysfunctions and summarizes and reiterates each. Therefore reinforcing his principles and eliminating confusion.
This is the first book I have read by this author. I found it entertaining, yet very informative. I enjoyed the novel format while receiving important informational steps for success in a team or group.
I would highly recommend this book to any person or group seeking to improve or turn around the team in which they belong. It would be a great tool for corporate teams or even the local high school basketball team. All teams would greatly benefit from Mr. Lencioni's advice.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Superficial non-"real world" advice Jun 21 2002
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I am an avid reader, especially of books in the self-help and management classification. I must honestly say that in the last 10 years, this book ranks as the WORST book I have read in the area of management and leadership.

To be fair, it is well written, and an easy read. In fact I was able to read it in just two sittings during travel. Moreover, the overall concepts that the author presents are clear and seem reasonable. So why the bad review?

The fact is the author takes a far too simplistic approach to dealing with the frailties and motivations of individuals. The fictional case study is far too perfect. It is like watching a re-run of "Father Knows Best" and using that as the typical American Family. It is nice to think it, but in practice the world is not that way.

The book does not do justice to some of the real world issues in team leadership: backstabbing employees, co-dependent relationships, substance abuse, neurosis, and overall un-manageable people.

While the book presents some general principals which might work in a "laboratory setting" the leader who trys to follow this verbatim may be in for a shock at the results.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful book in team building... a must read... April 21 2013
By Imad Jawadi
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
After reading this book, we decided to make it a mandatory read for team leads in our organization. Well written, easy to read and understand with good and realistic examples. A must read if you're leading a team or trying to change team's culture.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Not as easy as it sounds.
I thought this was a great book. It is simplistic in approach but certainly not as easy as it sounds. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Davey Boy
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the purchase
If I buy a book on leadership and get one good idea, I'm happy, this one provided far more than that.
Published 3 months ago by Donald Sensenstein
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!
Fantastic read! A great story that reveals the challenges of teams! A great learning tool, great tempo, one of those books you just don't want to put down!
Published 15 months ago by BP
5.0 out of 5 stars Great help
First of all I like listen to Cd's rather than reading, saves me a lot of time. This Cd gives some great insight how to improve and unify a team. Read more
Published on Jan 30 2011 by chuchichaschtli
4.0 out of 5 stars Please Order and Oh...by the way
I work for a Vice President of a large corporation. My VP asked me to order a copy for each of his Directors as he had read this book and found it very educational. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2009 by Mrs. Nancy Drinkall
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, to the point, and accessible
A fantastic book that gets to the heart of what makes a team successful by telling a fable of a team that is failing. Read more
Published on Sep 21 2008 by Doug Kyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Book
This is now a classic book for leaders in every walk of life. Don't presume you need to have a DYSFUNCTIONAL team to benefit; the principles apply to every team and offer... Read more
Published on Sep 10 2008 by Jim Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Whose team are you on?
This is one in a series of "leadership fables" in which Patrick Lencioni shares his thoughts about the contemporary business world. Read more
Published on Jan 21 2008 by Robert Morris
4.0 out of 5 stars Quick read with a few good points
This book follows a similar format to "the Wealthy Barber". It is basically a fable with a message. A floundering high tech company gets a new CEO who redirects the management team... Read more
Published on Mar 1 2007 by I. Dobson
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recmmended!
Patrick Lencioni offers a satisfactory fable about an executive wrestling to take hold of a company and create a smoothly functioning executive team. Read more
Published on Jun 22 2004 by Rolf Dobelli
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