The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Author Patrick Lencioni
Country United States
Language English
Genre Business, Marketing, Management, teamwork
Published 2002 (Jossey-Bass)
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 229
ISBN 978-0-7879-6075-9

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is a[1] business book by consultant and speaker Patrick Lencioni. It describes the many pitfalls that teams face as they seek to "row together". This book explores the fundamental causes of organizational politics and team failure. Like most of Lencioni's books, the bulk of it is written as a business fable. This book has appeared on American best-seller lists including: New York Times, Business Week, Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

The issues it describes were considered especially important to team sports. The book's lessons were applied by several coaches to their teams in the National Football League in the USA.[2]

Summary

According to the book, the five dysfunctions are:[3]

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References

  1. The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List, BusinessWeek, January 30, 2004
  2. Del Jones (November 28, 2005), Business leadership book wins fans in NFL – Several coaches apply 'Five Dysfunctions' to game play, USA Today
  3. Patrick Lencioni (2002), The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Jossey-Bass, ISBN 0-7879-6075-6

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