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0 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 May do more harm than good Sep 08, 2009
I could be wrong, but I did not see anything in this book that was based on any research. The content seemed to be based on one person's idea about how they thought a company should be run. I'm concerned that people may be taking well intentioned ideas and putting them into practice without any real hard data behind them that demonstrate how effective these ideas are.
In my experience with this book, and with many managers in the company I worked for reading it, the result was not very good. This book makes it clear that when it comes to 'The Team', 'The Team' is strictly made up of the leader and his subordinates. Once 'The Team' makes their decision, the rest of the company (the people who report to 'The Team') must get on board, or get off at the next bus stop.
I found this message to be inconsistent with many other proven management methods, including Lean manufacturing and Agile software development. Pretty much anything based on the Toyota model of running a company - which has a lot of supporting data behind it - was missing. Employee empowerment was not considered much, if at all, by the content of this book.
One of the other behaviors by the management of the company I worked for who adopted this book was also troubling. Much is made of 'trust' in this book. The importance of employees trusting management was made very clear in this book. The funny thing is that the management of the company, after having read this book, seemed to think that trust was something they had, merely as a result of them being in their management positions. An interesting idea, but I have found that trust is something that is usually earned rather than obtained by having been given some title. If you doubt that, please consider any President of the United States in the past 20 years and whether they had the trust of everyone in the country.
Overall, I recommend reading this book to prepare yourself for others who have read it. However, I have to strongly caution against implementing the ideas in this book.
 overcomming the five dysfunctions of a team Sep 03, 2009
Great book. Lot of practical on hands information. Very appropriate in todays workplace.This is a companion to The five dysfunctions of a team. The book gives a practical easy to read and understand look into the problems as well as the solutions to developing an effective team.
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Field Guide Jul 05, 2009
Lencioni's essential roadmap for establishing processes directed toward overcoming team dysfunction. Conversational tone makes this work highly accessible and useable. Specific recommendations lend themselves to action planning.
Sumamente valioso y aplicativo Jan 13, 2009
El material de este libro es sumanente valioso para aquellos interesados en implementar seminarios o talleres de Team Building. Ademas de la revisión de los conceptos basicos del libro de las Cinco Disfunciones mas frecuentes de un equipo de trabajo nos ofrece ejercicios practicos para mejorar las disfunciones detectadas en el test de autodiagnostico.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A Quick Read and Good How-To Dec 07, 2008
This book is the perfect combination because it is an "easy read" that also contains specific how-to information in a section at the end of the book. I selected the book for a mandatory class project and hoped for the best. I was initially disappointed because the book starts out like a fictional novel, telling the story of a Silicon Valley start-up company addressing its problems. However, I was quickly engrossed in the characters and lessons of the story. Lencioni uses the characters of the book to demonstrate real-life examples of the dysfunctional behaviors that he describes. He uses the fictional CEO to explain and outline each of the five dysfunctions of a team and then shows how the team works through each of the dysfunctions.
The use of the story-telling method is effective for the illustration of the dysfunctions because it gives specific instances when the behavior is exhibited instead of simply describing the behavior- you get to "see" what each of the behaviors would look like in a real business setting.
As a counter-point to the "novel" section, Lencioni also includes a section at the end where he directly and specifically describes each of the dysfunctions. He begins with helpful suggestions on how to conduct a basic evaluation of your team to identify which of the dysfunctions are present. He then gives possible ways to begin to overcome them and addresses the roles a leader can play in overcoming them.
While this book may not be in-depth or specific enough for a business manager, it provides a good broad introductory basis for anyone new to the management/leadership or group/team participation world. It provided a good overview and would allow a reader to immediately and quickly begin to examine both the individual and the team for behaviors indicative of these dysfunctions and to begin to work towards identifying and correcting them. Overall, a good quick read to help you increase awareness of both yourself and your group/team.
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