The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

By Patrick M. Lencioni,

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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 best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling…

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5 authors picked The Five Dysfunctions of a Team as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I am fully convinced that the best leaders are the best team builders, and if you want to be a successful leader, then learn how to build teams. This book highlights Five common mistakes in team building.

What I like best is that not only does the author highlight the mistakes, but he teaches how best to overcome them. Although this book has been out for a number of years, if you are a leader, and you have not had the chance to read this book, then get it today and read it!

This book was so helpful that reading it inspired our company to actually hire Lencioni to coach us for the first couple of years of my tenure.

The book analyzes why teams fail and what can be done to prevent it. The causes Lencioni identifies are almost universal and his suggestions for avoiding these pitfalls are both practical and effective.

This book can help any leadership team improve.

Growing up I hated reading but after reading Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of A Team, I realized I didn’t hate reading, I just hated what I was reading. 

While a fictional account, the book shares all of the barriers keeping teams and organizations from achieving success and then provides tools, tips, and techniques to overcome these challenges.

The Managing People Practice Manual

By Neil Thompson,

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Neil Thompson Author Of The Managing People Practice Manual

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This manual addresses the need to ensure that people are at the centre of the organisation. There has never been a timelier reminder of the need to ensure that leading, supporting and developing staff are critical aspects of creating the right organisational culture to grow and develop. Written with sensitivity, it brings together essential learning and underpinning theoretical knowledge and frameworks to promote effective practice.

This is an essential handbook for managers and leaders who want to develop the full potential of their people. It not only covers the fundamental issues of human resource management, but also highlights important topics that organisations find difficult to address, such as empowerment, stress management, mental health, equality, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of well-being at work.

The Managing People Practice Manual

By Neil Thompson,

What is this book about?

It is refreshing to come across an HR book that bridges the gap perfectly between the academic theory and the practicality of ‘how to do it'. Dr Neil Thompson takes us on a humanistic journey that genuinely captures the human dimension of people management. This is an extremely helpful manual full of important and practical information about promoting well-being to achieve the best outcome for various everyday people management issues. The easy-to-understand inclusive language of this book calls to anyone interested in people management, meaning this is a perfect book for students, HR leaders, and practitioners. I know I will…


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We can find ourselves feeling helpless in a dysfunctional team situation. This book normalizes the experience and maps out a path for improvement. It’s written in a fictional-novel format that makes it fun and easy to read. The book describes how a leader helps get her team in shape, but anyone can make change. The core dysfunction is lack of trust, followed by fear of conflict. I have found that in my work, that building trust and competency around healthy conflict is absolutely key for organizations. I won’t spoil the other 3 dysfunctions, I’ll let you read it yourself!

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Lencioni provides helpful insights into many of the most common causes for the relational failures that sabotage teamwork and sidetrack the mission. While I've never been a fan of using a business fable to present leadership principles, the practical insights and principles more than make up for a motif I don’t enjoy personally.

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