The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Last weekend I've been on a seminar "Situational Leadership and Team Motivation", by Tim Yevgrashyn. It was mainly about "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team".

You may read review about these Dysfunctions below, or in a book by Patrick Lencioni.


1. The Absence of Trust - Teams with an absence of trust don’t know each other well and they’re unwilling to ask for help or say I don’t know.

2. Fear of Conflict – Effective teams disagree with each other. You have to be comfortable enough with each other to say, “I disagree, here’s why.” If you can’t disagree, debate, and pound out solutions, you’re unable to come to the type of decision that reflects the core values that influence the direction of your company (or group).

3. Lack of Commitment – Committing to goals takes the ambiguity out of a scenario. It creates a culture where it isn’t okay to fail. It’s not okay to let down the team. If all the people on the team are committed to common goals, they’re more likely to succeed.

4. Avoidance of Accountability – team members don't call their peers on actions/behaviours which hurt the team.

5. Inattention to results – team members put their individual needs before those of the team.

SUMMARY:
I found this seminar really interesting, and now I know how to handle different situation in my team.