The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (edit title)

• Rated 5 stars

“Soundview Executive Book Summaries deemed this as one of the *30 Best Business Books* for 2009.

What you will learn from this title:

• How to overcome a lack of trust among team members.
• Ways to help a team engage in constructive conflict.
• How to follow a clear, concise and practical guide to using the five dysfunctions model to improve your team.
• What to do to achieve the real power of teamwork.”

• Rated 3 stars

“overall, not bad, five dysfunctions were

absence of trust
fear of conflict
lack of commitment
avoidance of accountability
inattention to results”

• Rated 5 stars

“I thought this book was very readable. I felt like I was reading a mystery novel.
It was very interesting to see the dynamics of working in teams played out in this way.

I was surprised to see how working to full potential can be supported and sabatoged by people who are well-meaning.”

• Rated 0 stars

“Great book about teams and the dysfunctions in the work place. Lord help me to deal with my new group of colleagues.”

• Rated 5 stars

“This book helped us a team to deal with disagreement(conflict) since as a team, we were concerned about "not hurting anybody's feelings" rather than dealing with our disagreements. As a result, our team became stronger and our level of professioanlism increased!”

• Rated 2 stars

“Light weight. Focuses on what "not to do" instead of what "to do." The strongest part of the book deals with conflict and the fact that it's important to explore differing points of view. Read that chapter and forget the rest.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Excellent book for anyone who needs to lead any form of team. Recommended to me by one of my grad school professors.”

• Rated 5 stars

“This was the book that I read that got me going on the other books. I was able to hear him speak in Washington DC, and he was the best speaker I've ever heard. The book is a most if you are a part of a team, planning on being part of one in the future... there is not a more practical book that I've read about teams and their power and how-to. A must read!!!!”

• Rated 5 stars

“Very helpful to understand how to collaborate better with others”

• Rated 4 stars

“I enjoyed the use of story to explain things. This book touches on great things to help teams. In fact, it has really helped my team. Highly recommend it for anybody trying to create a great team environment.”