The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

A Leadership Fable

By: Patrick Lencioni, Patrick Lencioni - introduction

Narrated by: Charles Stransky

After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered is she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After all, retirement had made her antsy, and nothing excited her more than a challenge. What she could not have known when she accepted the job, however, was just how dysfunctional her team was, and how team members would challenge her in ways that no one ever had before.

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 bestselling 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.Executive Producer: Karen DiMattia
Producer: John McElroy
© 2002 Patrick Lencioni
(P)2002 Random House Inc.

A coherent framework for thinking about teams

This was a worthwhile listen - short, sweet, and a great distillation of what most experienced team leaders have in their head as common sense. The five dysfunctions are real, readily applied in the real world, and I have yet to find a colleague who didn't immediately appreciate this way of looking at how people work together to solve problems.

Constantly wondering why your team isn't as effective as it should be? Listen to this book. I did, and it really helped me in how I lead my team (I am VP-Technology for a professional services firm). This is the first audio title, after 3 years of audible.com, that made me want to go out and get the hard copy of the book for my office reference bookshelf.

Manager of 80 employees

With a team of 80 employees I found the stories and the resolve that was demonstrated and explained in this book to be extremely relevant. it was an easy read. Having read many leader said bugs, It was refreshing to have a story told in this manner. I would recommend this book. Now as with every other book, presentation, ect, applying these techniques is key for success

Timely Read

This is a must read for everyone! It details a functional and dysfunctional team environment with recognizable characters.

Pretty insightful. Highly recommend it!

The book was pretty good and the stories helped me follow the dysfunctions better. I enjoyed it and took notes to follow up on some of the tips provided.

EVERY MANAGER SHOULD READ

What made the experience of listening to The Five Dysfunctions of a Team the most enjoyable?

OPEN my eyes to what is right and wrong in management.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team?

How clearly it comes thru.

What about Charles Stransky; introduction by Patrick Lencioni’s performance did you like?

its ok

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no