I reread Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of a Team to refresh my knowledge for a challenge I have been facing at work.
Written in story format, the book tells the tale of a new boss coming into an organization that works in stovepipes. Her goal is to get them to work as a team to ultimately succeed as a business.
Lencioni frames the dysfunction in the form of a pyramid:
First you need trust, then a dose of healthy conflict since people shouldn't be afraid to voice their opinions and concerns. This is followed by commitment to the team over individual loyalties, holding one another accountable, and ultimately focusing on achieving results for the organization.
In addition to addressing these parts of the pyramid, the boss also refers to exercises in teambuilding that take place such as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator . You could also use other personality or value assessments such as the DiSC or Four Lenses.
These tools help one another understand why we act the way we do and provide a framework for discussion.
For an interesting perspective on personality tests and their limitations (are you a dog person or a cat person?), See Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker article "Personality Plus"
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