the five dysfunctions of a team by patrick lencioni

to achieve clarity and move to the next level. As simple as it sounds, setting clear deadlines, reviewing key decisions at the end of every meeting, and clearly communicating the message to avoid ambiguity are key actions you can take. Overcoming the dysfunction: Clarity and closure are important to overcome this dysfunction. This creates an environment where ambiguity prevails, and can make the best employees lose trust and become disgruntled. Or, assign a devil’s advocate in a meeting, or use pro and con lists for ideas to get people to open up and share alternative perspectives.ģ.Lack of commitment: Without conflict and having aired or debated their opinions, team members often feign alignment and do not truly commit to decisions. You can also “mine for conflict” by starting a meeting with a bad idea to check if everyone will agree to avoid conflict, and use this to open up healthy discussion. Veer the team towards correction when the conversation starts to get unhealthy. Overcoming the dysfunction: As a leader, define what healthy conflict looks like, and establish that conflict is welcome. The second section of the book condenses the five dysfunctions she identifies. The five dysfunctions of a team has a voluminous first section that tells a tale of a company in Silicon Valley, its takeover by a new CEO, Catherine, and how she transforms the leadership team to start delivering results. While it may appear to be for team leads, an understanding of the pitfalls is beneficial to all team members. Even if not, it’s a great read to bolster confidence and focus for the team. This book will benefit you if you are - dealing with conflicts in your team, your team is misaligned, or is dealing with lack of participation or creativity. And there are plenty of take-aways for product managers.

In the book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni talks about the essence of collaboration within a team. However, officially or not, PMs need to build great teams to be successful. Product management is a fairly lonesome job, even if you manage other PMs.

The five dysfunctions of a team by patrick lencioni