the five dysfunctions of a team by patrick lencioni

Gordon Curphy and Robert Hogan, both organizational psychologists and leadership researchers, provide a critical perspective on Lencioni's team model in their book The Rocket Model: Practical Advice for Building High Performing Teams. Canadian Manager Fall 2002 v27 i3 p31(1).CMA Management July–August 2002 v76 i5 p6(1).Greater Baton Rouge Business Report v21 i10 p29(1)

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Michele (Mikey) Bebe, Head of Marketing.Jeff Shanley, Former CEO, Cofounder, Head of Business Development.Kathryn Petersen, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of fictional company DecisionTech, Inc.Inattention to team results-focusing on personal success, status and ego before team success.Avoidance of accountability-ducking the responsibility to call peers, superiors on counterproductive behavior which sets low standards.Lack of commitment-feigning buy-in for group decisions creates ambiguity throughout the organization.Fear of conflict-seeking artificial harmony over constructive passionate debate.Absence of trust-unwilling to be vulnerable within the group.Summary Īccording to the book, the five dysfunctions are: The book's lessons were applied by several coaches to their teams in the National Football League in the United States.

The issues it describes were considered especially important to team sports. This book has appeared on American best-seller lists including: The New York Times Best Seller List, Business Week, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Like most of Lencioni's books, the bulk of it is written as a business fable. This book explores the fundamental causes of organizational politics and team failure. It describes the many pitfalls that teams face as they seek to 'grow together'. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is a business book by consultant and speaker Patrick Lencioni first published in 2002. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īusiness, marketing, management, teamwork Quality standards, event notability guideline, or encyclopedic content policy. Please expand this article with properly sourced content to meet Wikipedia's This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage.

The five dysfunctions of a team by patrick lencioni