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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Teamwork is the ultimate competitive edge; make it your top priority.
Chapter 3: All teamwork relies on trust, built when teammates are candid about their weaknesses and the mistakes they openly make together.
Chapter 4: The first step to trust is a leader who is vulnerable and admits their own mistakes and weaknesses openly.
Chapter 5: When people trust one another, they engage in constructive conflict and make better decisions.
Chapter 6: Everyone has to remain committed to a decision, even when there is no consensus or certainty about its correctness.
Chapter 7: Great teams practice peer-to-peer accountability, meaning everyone’s performance remains transparent.
Chapter 8: Effective teams prioritize collective results instead of chasing individual goals.
Chapter 9: Great teams invest a lot of time together, which ends up saving them a lot of time.
Description
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (2002) presents the notion that teams are inherently dysfunctional, so deliberate steps must be taken to facilitate great teamwork. A knowledgeable team leader can do a great deal to make his or her team effective, and the book outlines practical tools for achieving this.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in the prerequisites of great teamwork
- Anyone interested in the kind of leadership and management that facilitates great teamwork
- Anyone interested in the interpersonal dynamics of the workplace