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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable By Patrick M. Lencioni Editorial Reviews
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
Product Details Hardcover: 229 pages Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (March 19, 2002) Language: English ISBN: 0787960756 Available on Amazon.com. |
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,