These are
books and audio recordings I have found inspirational and helpful in the past
several years. There are Amazon.com links for those items available
through Amazon.com. Please let me know of your favorites and new
discoveries that are not listed.
The Five Dysfunctions of a
Team
by
Patrick Lencioni
Editorial Reviews
Once again using an astutely written fictional tale to unambiguously but
painlessly deliver some hard truths about critical business procedures, Patrick
Lencioni targets group behavior in the final entry of his trilogy of corporate
fables. And like those preceding it, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is an
entertaining, quick read filled with useful information that will prove easy to
digest and implement. This time, Lencioni weaves his lessons around the story of
a troubled Silicon Valley firm and its unexpected choice for a new CEO: an
old-school manager who had retired from a traditional manufacturing company two
years earlier at age 55. Showing exactly how existing personnel failed to
function as a unit, and precisely how the new boss worked to reestablish that
essential conduct, the book's first part colorfully illustrates the ways that
teamwork can elude even the most dedicated individuals--and be restored by an
insightful leader. A second part offers details on Lencioni's "five
dysfunctions" (absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance
of accountability, and inattention to results), along with a questionnaire for
readers to use in evaluating their own teams and specifics to help them
understand and overcome these common shortcomings. Like the author's previous
books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and Obsessions of an
Extraordinary Executive, this is highly recommended.
--Howard Rothman
Janet
McCallen
I've used this material with teams, and it is very valuable. Plus it is an
easy read.
