Product ReviewsFive Dysfunctions of a Team : A Leadership Fable, 20th Anniversary Edition by Patrick M. Lencioni (2002, Hardcover)

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick M. Lencioni

An excellent source for establishing trust within decision making teams that are typically stifled by over-bearing, competitive, un-confident, and incompetent members. This gives ways to create good conflict in decision making meetings. Ways to get everyones professional opinion without all of the personal and emotional obsticles. A great read with story a form example that you dont want to put down because you want to see what happens in a silicone valley high-tech corporation slipping from #1 to #3 and falling that the author creates to play out the 5 dysfunctions of a team and how a savvy woman from the auto industry met them head on and created a productive top notch team that learned to trust each other and bring out their specialities in the field to bring the company back to the top.Read full review...

Great book to read and re-read

Mr. Lencioni does a marvelous job in demonstrating the different areas in which all teams need to improve on. I for one work in the IT field and have found such personalities can make or break a team. They refer to Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for evaluating the personalities you will have to work with. That alone has made me a better team member. Helping to build trust within the team is the first function, lack there of is the first dysfunction. Each dysfunction is given ample discussion and development before he moves on to the next one. There is a section that serves as a synopsis. Read the entire book and learn how to work with and get to know how these characters survive the valley and flourish.Read full review...

Fit your life not just business relationships

Even though this book is written as a team building book it fits your entire life if your reflect on it. Your work, your marriage or relationship, and even close personal friendships are built with these principles! Great Book. The only problem that I can see is that people are different, as seen in personality profiles, mand getting them to buy into this and read it is just hard for them to do from thier own personality type. You have to have a leader that understands this and can drive the concept.

Easy to read and I have already bought a couple of copies and given to friends and business partners.Read full review...

Impressively written - great ideology - easily implementable

The book is a clever story about a fictitious company who has lost their direction. A small town woman leader steps into the new role as the GM of a large influential corporation. It is an easy read because the movement of change is compelling, confrontational, and received differently by everyone on the team. I would recommend this book to everyone, it teaches lifestyle attributes, to be implemented by all corporations who want a team atmosphere.Read full review...

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Five Dysfunctions applies to everyday life

This is a great book with tools that not only can be applied to the corporate world, but any other career where management is a position you want to obtain. the no nonsense approach to the theories and how to apply them is invaluable information and the strategies can be applied to everyday life with in the constructs of your family, sports team or any other area you may find your self. It reads very easy and once you start, it is hard to put down. good Read!!Read full review...

An interesting read, especially for a subject area that I didn't think I'd find interesting.

I am only about halfway through the book, but right from the beginning, it held my interest. I am looking forward to finding out whether the dysfunction issues get resolved.

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Simple yet brilliant!

Some great discussions take place within these executive staff meetings. The writing is so fluid and the conversations that ensue, facilitated by the new CEO, are incredibly genuine and educational for anyone reading this magnificent book!Read full review...

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Easy to read and understand

This is an excellent book for those that want to build strong functional teams. The author makes use of a great fictional story to clearly explain and relate to readers who may have experienced these 5 dysfunctions. The end of the book offers ways to overcome these dysfunctions.Read full review...

Great book and a great reference for new managers

Really good read and helpful for those new employees who are in a new supervisory/management role with a new company. I've found it helpful in many aspects of my job.

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The Dysfunciton of a Team

I bought the book because my daughter who is part of a ministry team in California said that their staff had been reading it and it had been very helpful for them. Since I am part of a church plant also I wanted to see if it might be something that we could use also. I have found it to be a good book and has some good priciples that we may be able to use although we have not looked at the book yet as a group as we have been studying some other resources. I think for someone that it is leadership it is a good read.Read full review...