Team Tuesday #5

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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Welcome to the fifth and final Team Tuesday! Once again, a big thanks to Patrick Lencioni and The Table Group for sponsoring us during this blog series.  Click on The Table Group link to the right to explore other great resources offered by Patrick.

Alright, let’s review the dysfunctions we have already discussed:
An Absence of Trust
The Fear of Conflict
Lack of Commitment
An Avoidance of Accountability

Today, we are going to talk about the fifth dysfunction of a team which is: Inattention to Results.

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Team Tuesday #4

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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Welcome back to Team 
Tuesday and as always, a big thanks to Patrick Lencioni and The Table Group for sponsoring TheCreativePunk.com.

Check out Team Tuesday #3 for a list of his other great business books.

The fourth dysfunction of a team is the Avoidance of Accountability.

Lencioni says, “Without committing to a clear plan of action even the most focused and driven people will back out on calling their peers on behavior that is counter productive to the good of the team.”

So, if the dysfunction is Avoidance of Accountability, what is the proper function?

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Team Tuesday #3

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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Welcome back to Team Tuesday, where you can win your very own copy of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by leaving the best comment (as decided by yours truly).  A big thanks to Patrick Lencioni, for sponsoring these giveaways. Patrick is the author of several other great business books such as:

Death By Meeting, Silos, Politics & Turf Wars and Getting Naked.

Alright, let’s review before jumping in.
The first dysfunction is The Absence of Trust
The second dysfunction is The Fear of Conflict

And the third dysfunction is Lack of Commitment.

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