5 Dysfunctions Of A Team
I just finished Patrick Lencioni’s leadership fable, “The 5 Dysfunctions Of A Team.”
I thought it was a great book and Lencioni always writes in a quick, easy to read style.
He lays out a teamwork pyramid and says that:
1. Trust is the foundation of any team.
2. If there is not trust then there is the ABSENCE of conflict.
(I love this point, because if there is no conflict then either everyone is a robot or nobody wants to speak up and say how they really feel.)
3. If there is an absence of conflict then there is a lack of BUY-IN. You know how it is, people go along with the idea because they have to… but there’s a lack of commitment.
4. If there is an absence of commitment, then everyone avoids accountability. The responsibility gets passed and no one wants ownership.
5. And if there is an absence of accountability/ownership then no one pays attention to the details. Which basically means everyone is in it for their own gain. Attention shifts from the team goal to the individual’s goal.
I thought it was really good stuff and a must read if you deal with teams.