5 Dysfunctions Of A Team Analysis
The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team: How to Effectively Make Conflict Work for a Team
The necessary steps and mind preparation to team building is utilized in Patrick Lencioni’s leadership book, the Five Dysfunctions of a Team. What makes a successful team is when team members are comfortable in their own vulnerability and establish trust to be able to take on a productive debate to find solutions.
Establishment of Trust
The most important component of a trustworthy team is the allowance of vulnerability, not as a sign of weakness, but the key to long-term relationship and understanding. In terms of the book the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, the CEO, Kathryn leads an executive retreat for her team and the first agenda she sets is for everyone to …show more content…
When solving a problem everyone will having different solutions and the only way to solve it is to clash. The benefit of conflict is that it harvests solutions in the most productive timing and the sincerity of everyone’s true perspectives. In other sense, Kathryn states, “Our ability to engage in passionate, unfiltered debate about what we need to do to succeed will determine our future as much as any product we develop or partnership we sign” (Patrick, 101). The essence of Katherine’s argument is that for a team to reach its highest potentials it has to emerge in intense debates. The only way for it to succeed is for everyone to have ambition and preparation for the next important step a team will have to …show more content…
Consequently, many employers avoid “interpersonal discomfort” because they would rather tolerate misbehavior then holding others accountable for their major issues. A prolong issue that DecisionTech dealt with and did not want to acknowledge is Mickey’s attitude. Mickey’s behavior was unacceptable within team meetings, she would roll her eyes to other team members opinion, make sarcastic comments, would not show any signs of vulnerability, her intentions were not for the best of the team and she never took responsible of her own actions. The best way to contribute to a team is to be an active listener and respect others
The necessary steps and mind preparation to team building is utilized in Patrick Lencioni’s leadership book, the Five Dysfunctions of a Team. What makes a successful team is when team members are comfortable in their own vulnerability and establish trust to be able to take on a productive debate to find solutions.
Establishment of Trust
The most important component of a trustworthy team is the allowance of vulnerability, not as a sign of weakness, but the key to long-term relationship and understanding. In terms of the book the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, the CEO, Kathryn leads an executive retreat for her team and the first agenda she sets is for everyone to …show more content…
When solving a problem everyone will having different solutions and the only way to solve it is to clash. The benefit of conflict is that it harvests solutions in the most productive timing and the sincerity of everyone’s true perspectives. In other sense, Kathryn states, “Our ability to engage in passionate, unfiltered debate about what we need to do to succeed will determine our future as much as any product we develop or partnership we sign” (Patrick, 101). The essence of Katherine’s argument is that for a team to reach its highest potentials it has to emerge in intense debates. The only way for it to succeed is for everyone to have ambition and preparation for the next important step a team will have to …show more content…
Consequently, many employers avoid “interpersonal discomfort” because they would rather tolerate misbehavior then holding others accountable for their major issues. A prolong issue that DecisionTech dealt with and did not want to acknowledge is Mickey’s attitude. Mickey’s behavior was unacceptable within team meetings, she would roll her eyes to other team members opinion, make sarcastic comments, would not show any signs of vulnerability, her intentions were not for the best of the team and she never took responsible of her own actions. The best way to contribute to a team is to be an active listener and respect others