The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Team leadership
Organize various team-building exercises to establish trust among members
from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
How to Apply This
- Organize a team exercise on personal histories.
Encourage members to share stories about their childhoods, siblings, hometowns, first jobs, and other personal experiences. This way, members can relate to one another and feel closer, which builds trust and empathy between them. - Organize a team effectiveness exercise.
Encourage members to have a discussion that focuses on the most valuable contribution of every member, and the one behavior that needs to be changed or eliminated. This discussion will extract constructive information for the team as a whole. - Organize experiential exercises for you and your team.
Consider organizing a rigorous outdoors activity that requires teamwork. This activity will help members feel closer to each other. - Encourage your team to take personality tests to understand each other better.
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