The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Book Review: Good book on how to get teams to work
Summary: 4 Stars
The five dysfunctions of a team is a business novel about a small company in silicon valley. The company is not getting the results they expect, so therefore Katerine is hired as a new CEO. After two weeks of observation, she concludes the management does not work as a team and she starts to try to create a team out of the executive group.
She introduces the five dysfunctions of a team to the group. These are:
- Lack of trust
- Lack of conflict
- Lack of commitment
- Lack of accountability
- Lack of focus on results
Going over these one by one and using team building exercises, Katerine builds a team and gets the results she wants.
At the end of the book, the five dysfunctions are summarized and the tools used by Katerine are clarified and explained.
The five dysfunctions is a well written and useful book. The five dysfunctions are clearly visible in teams I worked with myself. Making the book a story makes it very easy to read.
I considered the book to have two major drawbacks. The first one is that is has a strong focus on executive teams. I'd rather hear a story about an operational team. Especially considering that executive teams are rare. The second is the focus on tools for building teams. Several other excellent team literature has strong criticism on these tools. It gives the impression that if you just take the tools, they will solve the dysfunction and voila, a well working team. Of course, it's not that simple (nor does the author day that, but the book does seem to suggest it because of it's focus on tools).
Conclusion. A well written book on teams, fun to read, useful, though not the best.
Book Review: Team Work
Summary: 5 Stars
Another great reading book. My team has benefitted from this well written, interesting fable.Book Review: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Summary: 4 Stars
These are books on cds. I enjoy them very much because you can listen to them in your car. The narrator is very well spoken and the information you get from them are very valuable to understanding the dynamics of a group. I highly recommend them.Book Review: Review - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Summary: 5 Stars
Although this book is a quick read it lends itself completely to those in the corp, education or .org world or anyone looking for some easy, clear and doable steps to a better functioning team. The fable format was interesting and intriguing. The context of the book and its issues comes to life in most board rooms across the country and world. You will use the simple strategies recommended in this book for life. READ THIS BOOK, you will not be disappointed.Book Review: Great Leadership Book
Summary: 5 Stars
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Exceptional book-simple, easy read and gets the points of why you have dysfunctional teams. It really hit home for me.