Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators

By: Patrick Lencioni

Narrated by: Joel Lefferrt

Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

In the years following the publication of Patrick Lencioni's best seller, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, fans have been clamoring for more information on how to implement the ideas outlined in the book.

In Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Lencioni offers more specific, practical guidance for overcoming the five dysfunctions, using tools, exercises, assessments, and real-world examples. He examines questions that all teams must ask themselves: Are we really a team? How are we currently performing? Are we prepared to invest the time and energy required to be a great team?

Written concisely and to the point, this guide gives leaders, line managers, and consultants alike the tools they need to get their teams up and running quickly and effectively.

©2005 Patrick M. Lencioni (P)2006 Recorded Books

interesting though many obvious points

there were some good points though I think much of the advice here is fairly obvious. definitely worth the read.

A book you have to read for work

This book touched on principles that really would benefit my team, but the execution was poorly done. Plus, it's always a tough sell when no one wants to read the book in the first place. But it was interesting.

Don’t forget to get the workbook

It is great to get you thinking about the things you need to build your team, but you will need to stop often to look up the recommended resources.

A great PLC book

This book was full of great ideas on how to bring teams together at a different level. We don’t want them to simply work in the same space, we want to work together. This book gives clear ways to make that possible.

I am a huge fan of everything the author does.

I liked the conversation about leaders and their need to improve, and how they should go about addressing their areas to improve.

REQUIRED READING

Would you consider the audio edition of Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team to be better than the print version?

DO NOT OWN THE PRINT VERSION

What did you like best about this story?

PRACTICAL APPLICATION THROUGH THE STORY BASED CHARACTERS

What does Joel Lefferrt bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

VOICE INFLECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

NO OPINION

Any additional comments?

TIME BEST SPENT LISTENING AT 1.25% SPEED

Insightful.

Good for a business team. I bought the book for everyone and we will discuss the points together.

Just an Appetizer

This book was wonderful, but it just whetted my appetite for new readings on this topic. It was very interesting.

not a good book to listen to.

there are a lot of lists and instructions in this book which are good and sound advice but you really need to read it in order to comprehend it

A Very Good team Manual

Timothy Wenhold

The book strikes a good balance between behavioral management and functioning with-in a team. While some of the messages are common sense, the author makes use of our familiarity to expand our understanding of the topic. If you are not will to take an honest look at yourself and your team members then this book is not for you. However, if you are willing to go to the hard places this book gives detailed steps to help teams become better communicators & collaborators.

If you are a member of a team and want to achieve better results, read the book then pass it on to your team leader.

If you are a team leader, read this book and then get a copy for each of your team members.