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J-B Lencioni Ser.: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team : A Leadership Fable, 20th Anniversary Edition by Patrick M. Lencioni (2002, Hardcover)

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This book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, 20th Anniversary Edition, is a must-read for anyone interested in improving teamwork and leadership. The story follows a fictional executive team and their journey towards overcoming five common dysfunctions that hinder team effectiveness. The book, written by Patrick M. Lencioni and published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, is a hardcover edition with 256 pages. It covers topics such as leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, management, and workplace culture. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in improving their team's performance, and it is available in English language.

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Interwoven with the fictional story of a woman who becomes CEO of a struggling, high-profile company with a dysfunctional executive team is an analysis of the five corruptions, diagnostic questions to help readers assess their organizations, and a teamwork model of the action steps to overcome the corruptions.

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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0787960756
ISBN-13
9780787960759
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2013686

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Book Title
Five Dysfunctions of a Team : a Leadership Fable, 20th Anniversary Edition
Author
Patrick M. Lencioni
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Leadership, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Management, Workplace Culture
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Business & Economics
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz

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Series Volume Number
13
Lc Classification Number
Hd66.L456 2002
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In keeping with the parable style, Lencioni ( The Five Temptations of a CEO ) begins by telling the fable of woman who, as CEO of a struggling Silicon Valley firm, took control of a dysfunctional executive committee and helped its members succeed as a team. Story time over, Lencioni offers explicit instructions for overcoming the human behavioral tendencies that he says corrupt teams (absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability and inattention to results). Succinct yet sympathetic, this guide will be a boon for those struggling with the inherent difficulties of leading a group. Building a cohesive team is not complicated, declares Lencioni, president of his own management consulting firm and author of The Five Temptations of a CEO . Departing from the dry, theoretical writing of many management books, he presents his case in the context of a fictional organization, and in doing so succeeds at communicating his ideas. The story is about a female CEO who is hired to bring together a dysfunctional executive staff to work as a team in a company that just two years earlier had looked promising. The scenarios that follow are recognizable and can be applied anywhere teamwork is involved, whether it is a multinational company, a small department within a larger organization, or a sports team. The five dysfunctions discussed are absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. At the end of the story, the main points are summarized, and clearly written suggestions and exercises are offered to help, bring about change. Concise and easy to follow, this book is recommended for academic and public libraries with management collections and for anyone who is a member of a team that needs improvement. -- Bellinda Wise, Nassau Community College Library, Garden City, NY ( Library Journal , April 15, 2002) "...there is a lot of good sense in this book... certainly offers some useful pointers...." ( Supply Management , 28 March 2002) "...is worth exploring...." ( Progress , Summer 2002) "...an entertaining quick read filled with information easy to digest...." ( The Star Online , 12 August 2003), "Succinct yet sympathetic, this guide will be a boon for those struggling with the inherent difficulties of leading a group." "Concise and easy to follow, this book is recommended for academic and public libraries with management collections and for anyone who is a member of a team that needs improvement." ( Library Journal , April 15, 2002) "...there is a lot of good sense in this book...certainly offers some useful pointers..." (Supply Management, 28 March 2002) "...is worth exploring..." ( Progress , Summer 2002) "...an entertaining quick read filled with information easy to digest..." ( The star online , 12 August 2003) 'â€¦grippingâ€¦highly recommended.' (Talent Engagement Review, June 2011).
Table of Content
Introduction vii The Fable 1 Luck 3 Part One: Underachievement 5 Part Two: Lighting the Fire 27 Part Three: Heavy Lifting 115 Part Four: Traction 171 The Model 185 An Overview of the Model 187 Team Assessment 191 Understanding and Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions 195 A Note About Time: Kathryn's Methods 221 A Special Tribute to Teamwork 223 Acknowledgments 225 About the Author 228
Copyright Date
2002
Lccn
2001-008099
Dewey Decimal
658.4/036
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
JB Lencioni Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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by pronflOct 04, 2008
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
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by 2bmrbillJan 09, 2007
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.
5 out of 5 stars
by esalesandservic...Sep 04, 2007
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.
5 out of 5 stars
by scotthaleskylin...Mar 27, 2018
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.
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by cortaniApr 11, 2010
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!!

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