{"id":1031,"date":"2021-08-29T18:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T01:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcusvorwaller.com\/blog\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2021-08-29T18:14:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T01:14:41","slug":"the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcusvorwaller.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/29\/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marcusvorwaller.com\/blog\/images\/patrick-lencionis-five-team-dysfunctions-1-638.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marcusvorwaller.com\/blog\/images\/patrick-lencionis-five-team-dysfunctions-1-638.jpg?w=638&amp;ssl=1 638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marcusvorwaller.com\/blog\/images\/patrick-lencionis-five-team-dysfunctions-1-638.jpg?resize=530%2C398&amp;ssl=1 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/optimaltransformation\/patrick-lencions-five-team-dysfunctions-48670463\">The pyramid<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Five Dysfunctions<\/em> is a business fable, which while it sounds cheesy (and maybe it is), the story really helps the message stick. I&#8217;ve read a few books like this and I&#8217;m starting to prefer the format to any other. Humans are hardwired to enjoy stories; it feels like a natural way to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot written about this book <a href=\"https:\/\/internalchange.com\/5-dysfunctions-of-a-team-summary\/\">elsewhere<\/a>, so I won&#8217;t try to do a full summary, but here are a few of my takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A management team should establish a common goal and a shared commitment to it. Emphasis on the shared&#8211;all departments should have buy in and be committed to it. Marketing should be committed to goals that are primarily engineering oriented. Product should commit to a goal primarily focused on the support team.<\/li><li>As a manger, the team you put first is the team of your peers. It seems counterintuitive, but it&#8217;s the only way to have unity as a whole business. When management is on the same page, the big problems can be solved as a team. The the team that works for you is obviously important, but as rough as it sounds, it has to come second.<\/li><li>Have healthy conflict. Conflict shouldn&#8217;t be avoided. When it happens, if the team trusts each other enough to have intense disagreement and still not lose sight of the fact that everyone is going towards a common goal, it&#8217;s a sign that the conflict is healthy.<\/li><li>Holding people accountable is almost never comfortable, but learning to do it anyway is a requirement for a leader.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Five Dysfunctions is a business fable, which while it sounds cheesy (and maybe it is), the story really helps the message stick. I&#8217;ve read a few books like this and I&#8217;m starting to prefer the format to any other. Humans are hardwired to enjoy stories; it feels like a natural way to learn. 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