Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators

Based on the New York Times best-selling book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

"Lencioni is fast defining the next generation of leadership thinkers."

—Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager™ and Full Steam Ahead

In the years following the publication of Patrick Lencioni's best-seller The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, fans have been clamoring for more information on how to implement the ideas outlined in the book.

In Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Lencioni offers more specific, practical guidance for overcoming the Five Dysfunctions—using tools, exercises, assessments, and real-world examples. He examines questions that all teams must ask themselves: Are we really a team? How are we currently performing? Are we prepared to invest the time and energy required to be a great team?

Written concisely and to the point, this guide gives leaders, line managers, and consultants alike the tools they need to get their teams up and running quickly and effectively.

Lencioni is president of a San Francisco Bay area management consulting firm and the author of four business texts, including the 2000 bestseller, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. He offers managers, team leaders, consultants, and other practitioners a practical tool for implementing the concepts presented in his earlier work. Coverage includes a clarification of the concept of teamwork; specifics on overcoming the five areas of dysfunction—building trust, mastering conflict, achieving commitment, embracing accountability, and focusing on results; answering questions and anticipating problems; and building the team. No subject index.
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In the years following the publication of Patrick Lencioni’ s best-seller "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team," fans have been clamoring for more information on how to implement the ideas outlined in the book.  In "Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team," Lencioni offers more specific, practical guidance for overcoming the Five Dysfunctions— using tools, exercises, assessments, and real-world examples. He examines questions that all teams must ask themselves: Are we really a team? How are we currently performing? Are we prepared to invest the time and energy required to be a great team?  Written concisely and to the point, this guide gives leaders, line managers, and consultants alike the tools they need to get their teams up and running quickly and effectively.

Patrick Lencioni is president of The Table Group, a San Francisco Bay Area management consulting firm, and he is the author of several best-selling books. Learn more about Pat and his firm at www.tablegroup.com.

Section One: Getting Clear on the Concept

* The Case for Teamwork

* Overview of the Model

* Two Important Questions

Section Two: Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

* Overcoming Dysfunction #1: Building Trust

* Overcoming Dysfunction #2: Mastering Conflict

* Overcoming Dysfunction #3: Achieving Commitment

* Overcoming Dysfunction #4: Embracing Accountability

* Overcoming Dysfunction #5: Focusing on Results

Section Three: Answering Questions and Anticipating Problems

* Common Questions

* Objections from Participants

* Obstacles to Avoid

Section Four: Building the Team

* Team-Building Road Map and Time Lines

* The Initial Off-Site

* Tools and Exercises in Detail

Glossary of Terms

Resources

About The Table Group

Acknowledgments

About the Author