Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators

By: Patrick Lencioni

Narrated by: Joel Lefferrt

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

Great message

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

Leadership recognition

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

Excellent read

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

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.

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.

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.

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.