The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
Last week I finished reading Patrick Lencioni’s wonderful book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. When I started the book, I couldn’t leave it and finished in a single day (as an audiobook). Patrick argued that five dysfunctions of a team are -
1) Absence of trust — unwilling to be vulnerable within the group
2) Fear of conflict — seeking artificial harmony over the constructive passionate debate
3) Lack of commitment — feigning buy-in for group decisions creates ambiguity throughout the organization
4) Avoidance of accountability — ducking the responsibility to call peers on counterproductive behavior which sets low standards
5) Inattention to results — focusing on personal success, status and ego before team success
After reading the book, I also listened to few of his talks. He is full of energy and humor! In a podcast I came to know his new book The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities got published just today. I will start listening to it in audible, probably tonight, as soon as I am done with another classic I am finishing up right now.
I am a Java programmer currently working for Salesforce.com in San Francisco, California, USA. I finished my MSS in Economics from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and two years Software Engineering Diploma from NIIT. After working for more than 4 years in various outsourcing and local projects back in Bangladesh, I came to USA on H1B visa at early 2005. Other than my passion for computer, internet and online community, I am a passionate chess player with my current USCF chess rating of 2022. In USCF terms I am a Candidate Master or Expert. I have also picked up hiking as a hobby lately. I love to travel around, read books and write blogs. Read my IT thoughts at https://ashikuzzaman.wordpress.com, online diary of regular events at http://ashikuzzaman.blogspot.com and chess endeavors at http://dragonbishop.blogspot.com . View all posts by ashikuzzaman
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Originally published at http://ashikuzzaman.wordpress.com on March 3, 2020.