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

Excellent read

Loved all of the dysfunctions of a team. at the end was a bit rough but loved it. will read it again

Leadership recognition

This book gives the true understanding of dysfunctional and how to manage them or facilitate them.

Great message

Great message, which actually works in practice. But it is not suitable for audio format.

Good Field Guide followup to his earlier book

The content is great, but too detailed for audible format. I recommend this book but in the text format.

Straight Forward and Insightful

Would you listen to Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team again? Why?

I am listening to the book again, in fact second time through. It is an excellent resource and inspires me to keep working on helping my team and I to build trust and overcome the dysfunctions discussed. .

What did you like best about this story?

The tools. Mr. Lencioni takes the time to speak of the dysfunction, leverages examples to showcase how the dysfunction impacts the team, and then what tools a facilitator or leader can use to overcome the dysfunction.

Any additional comments?

If you a leader, a team member or business educator, read this book. One of the very best books I have read.

Great content

I am entering my Management career and this book is the perfect read for a good start. One book is not enough though.

5 Dysfunctions

Great book to organize executive team for success. I recommend this book to every business.

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Full of useful management level advice. Solid advice for being a better team or for that matter a better co-worker.

Narration not bad as mentioned in another review.

I almost didn't purchase this audio book due to the popular review that says how terrible the narration is. I'm glad I purchased, and it was not distracting. It was very informative and to the point. I also had a few ah-ha moments, which I always hope to find in this type of book. I plan to use many things outlined in this book, and Im also likely to buy a hard copy for easier reference.

Great Resource for Team Building

This is a sequel to Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Although Lencioni does not use the fable approach as in the first book, he outlines much more detail of the model and how to create more functional teams. He opens the book with an overview of the model and then proffers two key questions for work groups to ask themselves: 1) Are we really a team? (That is, are we interdependent and hold each other mutually accountable?) and 2) Are we ready for heavy lifting? The implication here is that this model won't work if the group isn't truly a team nor will it be successful unless the group is willing to put in the time and effort it takes to function effectively. The remainder of the book goes into details regarding tools and exercises for each of the dysfunctions. Although it's a bit drier then the fable approach, it's a great resource for anyone looking for ideas about team building.