Developing Team Effectiveness: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

OVERVIEW

In today's competitive business landscape, strong teams are the backbone of any successful company. But even the best teams can face challenges if not nurtured properly.

As Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, states “Teamwork is the last untapped resource.” Teams are a powerful tool for achieving business success. Teams can also be dysfunctional, causing the team to fail in the end. Understanding the difficulties of teamwork and learning how to manage the inevitable dysfunction that comes with the team dynamic is a valuable skill.

This webinar will identify the five dysfunctions of a team; Absence of Trust, Fear of Conflict, Lack of Commitment, avoidance of Accountability, and Inattention to Results; and the five keys to overcoming dysfunction. Each of the five dysfunctions has its own set of challenges to overcome. While the members of the "team" may have good intentions, working together to achieve a unified goal is not accomplished by simply identifying as a "team," but rather by developing a team.

You will learn how to achieve team consensus. Teams frequently struggle to effectively resolve conflict, and as a result, conflict is swept under the rug or becomes toxic over time. Managers can learn how to overcome dysfunctional team attributes and build a powerful and successful team by identifying dysfunctional team attributes.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

In the fast-paced world of business, achieving greatness requires more than individual brilliance; it demands the collective strength of a united team. Imagine what your organization could achieve if everyone rowed in the same direction, determined to dominate their market, industry, or competition!

The truth is, that the success or failure of an organization hinges on the synergy of its teams. Effective collaboration, seamless communication, and conflict resolution can make or break your company's journey to the top. That's why, apart from exceptional leadership, the most critical factor in high-performing organizations is the magic of productive, creative teamwork.

Unlock the secrets behind building a highly-performing team. The speaker will share invaluable strategies, insights, and techniques for harnessing the true potential of your teams. From fostering a collaborative culture to igniting creativity, you'll gain the tools you need to propel your organization to unparalleled heights.

Attend the web session to learn strategies, insights, and techniques for developing a highly-performing team.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

During this webinar, you’ll learn how: 

• To apply Patrick Lencioni’s Five Functions to your team
• To evaluate your team's performance, including areas of strength and improvement
• To investigate the level of trust in your team and strategies for increasing trust among team members.
• To use mindset to improve your team's performance
• To increase your team’s productivity through effective conflict resolution
• To develop a plan of action for increasing your team’s performance

AREAS COVERED

• Five Dysfunctions of Teams
• How to Build a Successful Team, Beginning with Trust
• How can the team cultivate respect for constructive conflict?
• Overcoming dysfunctions of teams
• How to build consensus amongst your team
• How to best guide your team to defining success
• How to manage team conflict effectively
• How to create a results-oriented team
• How to identify what a performing looks like for your company

TOPIC BACKGROUND

As we will learn in this “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” webinar, Lencioni structurally describes the model, giving characteristics of dysfunctions one by one, providing suggestions for overcoming them, highlighting the role of leaders in each case, and explaining how exactly the levels correlate.  

But it would be fair to say that any team starts in a state of dysfunction since any team consists of people and people are imperfect. As we have seen from “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni, it can be incredibly hard to overcome difficulties caused by human behavior, but trying to do so daily can make miracles. After all, practice makes perfect.