Start with this book | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series)

A must read for corporate teams | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series) | Patrick Lencioni

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	• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series) Patrick Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2002 - 229 pages average customer review:based on 299 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Outstanding

This book changed the way I lead my team as a project manager and it also has changed what I look for in candidates I'm interviewing. Lastly, I now always ask in an interview, "What characteristics do you believe defines a well functioning team?" And every time I'm hoping they start with trust.

Start with this book

If you're curious which of Pat's book to read first I suggest this one. As I always tell others, the most difficult and challenging part of any business is working with others especially on a team. Pat's approach to writing makes business subjects more engaging through the use of fables. I thoroughly enjoyed this story along with the tools he proposes.

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A must read for corporate teams

First I have to say that I am very fond of Lencioni's fable approach. Telling something is a story form immediately draws the reader in. Stories are what we are used to reading from the time that we are children to adults - yet so many business books are tantamount to reading a college textbook. Often their principles are sound, the concepts are proven, but the delivery is so boring that there is little you can take away from it. But this book is different. Each character is unique within the book and oddly as Lencioni shares about the quirks of each persons personality, you begin to think of someone in the office place where you work that exemplifies that person. I like just about every book he has written. He's is a gifted an inspiring writer.

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Good - Not Great

This is a nice, easy, business book to read. It takes a complex subject and boils it down into a story format that you can read on a Saturday afternoon. However, it seems to oversimplify a few things. With that said, it was a good book to get me thinking and I recommend it to anyone who feels that their team may not be producing a result that is greater than the sum of the parts.

Useful, Engaging, and Instructional

This book was given to me by the company I work for during a Leadership Development course for all managers. We discussed a short summary of the book (provided before attending the class), but were not given a copy of the book until we arrived in class. The summary sounded a bit intriguing, but does not do the book justice. I found the approach and theme of this book to be not only useful; it was also a very fun read.

I took this book to the hospital with me a few days after attending the company leadership class to read in the waiting room while my wife was having surgery. In truth, I did this because I felt obligated to browse the book after attending the class and being given the book as a follow-up reference. I fully expected to set it aside in lieu of a more interesting magazine in the waiting room. After a couple pages of reading I was hooked and I read it cover to cover without ever considering putting it down.

Written as a fable, Mr. Lencioni tells a story that will allow any reader to find some of their own traits in the characters of his book, and to identify behaviors of the book's characters with real people that we all have to deal with in our daily lives.

This is a book that is now a permanent part of my personal library. I found many things that I have already applied and when I feel more proficient in using them, I will refer to this book to identify more things to help me be a better manager and team builder.

Although many of the principles are fundamental and seem like they should be obvious to anyone, they are so fundamental that very few people could identify them if given weeks and no other responsibilities. That is what makes this book so remarkable, but do not think for a minute that what Mr. Lencioni illustrates in this book is easy to apply, it takes a very deliberate and conscious effort to address these things as well as a real desire to be a more effective leader. If you think you work with a phenomenal team that could not be any better, I would offer that this book and the principles it addresses will make your team and your effectiveness as a leader even better.

There is no challenge in reading this book, it will engage you right away, the challenge you will face is practicing and applying the simple concepts it highlights.

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In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams.

Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech's CEO, faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. Will she succeed? Will she be fired? Will the company fail? Lencioni's utterly gripping tale serves as a timeless reminder that leadership requires as much courage as it does insight.

Throughout the story, Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams even the best ones-often struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team. Just as with his other books, Lencioni has written a compelling fable with a powerful yet deceptively simple message for all those who strive to be exceptional team leaders.

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