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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Patrick M. Lencioni
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 139
Help for Dysfunctional Teams (Greensburg, PA United States) December 4, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars
Patrick Lencioni has written an exceptionally interesting fable on optimal
team performance. He has prescribed guidelines for team success and
applied them in an interesting, easy to read story with a twist.
He has
defined easy to follow principles that with practice can lead any group or
team, large or small to be great. The book begins with a story of a
potentially great company with a dysfunctional executive staff.
Even
though this company assembled some of the best executives and attracted
top tier investors (compared to their closest competitors), the company
was on a downslide.
Morale was slipping and key employees were leaving.
The CEO (and co-founder) was relieved of his title by the board and the
search for his successor began. This company, Decision Tech, was a
high profile, two years old company with much at stake.
The chairman of
the board pushed for hiring Kathryn, an ancient fifty-seven years old by
Silicon Valley standards.
Employees and the executive staff were stunned
with the news of the new hire. The story develops by weaving
Lencioni's team dysfunctions into its web. The fable is enticing and not
typical of your "how to produce" guidelines book. The author
keeps your interest while at the same time introducing and teaching his
methods. At the end of the story, Mr. Lencioni reviews all levels of
team dysfunctions and summarizes and reiterates each. Therefore
reinforcing his principles and eliminating confusion. This is the
first book I have read by this author.
I found it entertaining, yet very
informative. I enjoyed the novel format while receiving important
informational steps for success in a team or group. I would highly
recommend this book to any person or group seeking to improve or turn
around the team in which they belong.
It would be a great tool for
corporate teams or even the local high school basketball team. All teams
would greatly benefit from Mr. Lencioni's advice.
Customer Review: 6 of 48
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Patrick M. Lencioni
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![]() | | 5. | This book is excellent | | (SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States) July 24, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars | | This book is excellent. Lencioni does a superb job at making tangible the
sometimes-elusive art of management and leadership. Having a finance /
accounting background and now working in general management I always find... read full review |
![]() | | Current Review | | 6. | Help for Dysfunctional Teams | | (Greensburg, PA United States) December 4, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars | | Patrick Lencioni has written an exceptionally interesting fable on optimal
team performance. He has prescribed guidelines for team success and
applied them in an interesting, easy to read story with a twist. He has
defined... read full review |
![]() | | 7. | Outstanding Read | | (Irving, TX United States) April 10, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars | | This was a phenomenal book. I only read it for a paper I had to do for
school but I ended up loving it. This book not only helps you to get a
better understanding of how to overcome problems in a team, but was also
very... read full review |
Editorials
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Patrick M. Lencioni
![]() | | | From Publishers Weekly | | In keeping with the parable style, Lencioni (The Five Temptations of a CEO)
begins by telling the fable of a woman who, as CEO of a struggling Silicon
Valley firm, took control of a dysfunctional executive committee... read full editorial |
![]() | | | Progress, Summer 2002 | | "...is worth exploring..." |
![]() | | | From the Back Cover | | Praise for Patrick Lencioni "A gripping analysis of what makes
teams work effectively. This fine work is a must-read for any leader that
has come to grips with the fact that no one makes progressmuch... read full editorial |
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