Five Team Dysfunctions

Dr. Ellen over at Brain Based Business offers a really nice synopsis/review of the best seller, Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. Pictures and all.

It's a good book. And for those of you who are coaches or educators, there's also this:

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

I have read the book, and liked it, but have not checked out the Field Guide.

In her post, Ellen asks several great questions. Here's my favorite:

5. What would it take to both trust and be trusted in this group?

Trust - and the lack of it - are at the heart of how we relate in a team. When it comes to trusting, my advice is to go first. Take the high road. When it comes to being trusted, we know the things people expect and hope from us. Never gossip. Represent your team members well, even if you do not like the person - actually ESPECIALLY if you do not like the person. Be inclusive and always real, candid and genuine.

Go first!

Comments

[James Shewmaker]

My integrity coaching service, Cohesive Integrity, emphasizes the development of reliability during the second phase of the personal development life cycle. This second phase is alternatively known as "becoming" or "transforming."

A book that I recommend for helping to develop personal reliability is Gossip: Ten Pathways to Eliminate It from Your Life and Transform Your Soul ( http://www.amazon.com/b?node=0757300553&tag=qwerty-20 ) .

Bob Burg, who is more famous for his Endless Referrals and Winning Without Intimidation books and lectures, co-authored this book on gossip along with Lori Palatnik.

[Ellen Weber]

Thanks for the Link Lisa! It would be a fun project to build a team past the dysfunctional places together. I think we approach the same problems with lots of successes on the other side -- but with very different approaches to get there! What do you think? I see that more and more at your site. Yikes -- life is getting too busy to keep up with all the brilliant ideas these day! Thanks for rolling them out so well here....

[Lisa Haneberg]

James - Good point. Gossip is very destructive, thanks for the book link.

Ellen - As you point out, the energy and intent and connection is more important than the approach... unless you consider these things the approach! There are often many great ways to make things happen.