Sunday, September 11, 2016

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

Title: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, a Leadership Fable
Author: Patrick Lencioni
Did I listen or read?: personal hard cover
When did I finish?: September 11, 2017
When was the book published: 2002
Main Characters: Kathryn and the leadership team of Decisiontech
What happens? Kathryn is hired to fix Decisiontech, a software company with strong leaders, investors, and board members, but which is falling behind the competitors.  She doesn't have the expected background, but brings in the attributes of teamwork to get the company focused in the right direction, working on
Focus On Results
Accountability
Commitment
Conflict
Trust
How long was this? 225 pages
Did I like this? Excellent work, entertaining, not a boring "this is how you do it."  Very applicable to high tech start up mode.  Need to use the questionaire and score card on pages 192-194
Overall grade: A

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