The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick M. Lencioni (2002, Hardcover, Illustrated)

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.

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.

bought this book for school, absolutly loved it! great insight to a variety of personality flaws and how to overcome them. very interesting!!

Patrick does it again with an engaging story that lets you see the model work in a fictional situation. The review and explanation of the model at the end are very clear and allow you to use the information in your own situation.

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.

I like this book, because it was as close to reality as you can expect. I bought it because it was an assignment from school, once I start reading it I could not put it down.

This is a great book - really beneficial for anyone who works on a team! I am a nurse and yet found that this story applies to my work, my family, and friends. I would recommend it for anyone.

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.

This book is a great reminder that all teams are built on open and honest communications. I intensely enjoyed the story which was written in real terms of a modern organization. It is a quick read with concrete steps to apply in your own company, however, it will cause you to stop and think about individuals, procedures and the team building blocking techniques that exist in your enterprise.

Easy to read and right to the point. Just gave a copy to my boss ...very subtle, huh? If you have a team that is not functioning to it's best potential, then you need this book and the followup which has more solutions.

I read this book to get some insight on how a team should work in theory and how they really work. Are your team members "obstacles" or "bridges"? What is an effective team meeting? The dynamics demonstrated in the fable and then explained in detail are very powerful. Great Book - A Must Read!

Fast read but puts into words what has tanked many a team. Hard to think of leading teams without this helpful paradigm.

I needed this book for a class assignment. It was much better than anticipated as it gave me ideas to take back to work and use for improving our communication techniques

The book has arrived on time. the condition is as discribed. thank you for the fast and easy transaction. I reccommend this seller.

The book was in great condition and was shipped in the time period it was suppoesed to be. I would definantly purchase another item from this seller.

The book took a long time to get to me. It was about a month after I order the book. But I have to say that the book was in good condition.

The book arrived in the very nice, and clean condition. The order arrived in a timely manner as it was written.

I bought this book for my mother and she loves it. Not only was it in great condition she says it is very insiteful and helpful in her work position.

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.

I bought this book for a management course I was taking and was not looking forward to reading another business book. However, the narrative style is great and easy to read. I've passed the book on to others who have enjoyed it as well.

Like: Brevity. I bought it AFTER I had read it - borrowed from a friend. It was worthy of keeping in the bookcase to give away in the future to a fellow manager who is struggling with such issues.

I have to read it in class, but it is a great learning tool for people interested in going into the business world.