"It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare."

            —Patrick Lencioni

 Five Dysfunctions

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Is your team ready to become more cohesive?

Then you may be ready for
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team® Workshop.

Based on Patrick Lencioni's best-selling book, this workshop is a highly interactive, practical process filled with powerful exercises that help team members learn how to overcome each of the five dysfunctions. It is the perfect complement to The Leadership Challenge® Workshop and The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI).

To make sure your team is ready for this workshop, ask the following:

  • Is the team really a teamnot just a collection of people reporting to the same manager? If your group is not a true team, you might not get the results you expect.
  • Is the team ready for "heavy lifting"? A highly functioning team is only possible if the team is willing ro invest the necessary time and emotional energy in the process.
  • Is the leader truly committed to building a team? Success is only possible if the team leader is on board 100%.

IThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team Workshopf your team meets these criteria, you are ready to dive into the five behavior “traps” that can cause teams to under-perform and learn how to...

  build trust among team members
  manage conflict for greater team creativity
  leverage the high-functioning-team competitive advantage to achieve greater commitment to a shared vision.

Sonoma Leadership Systems has customized The Five Dysfunctions of a Team® Workshop to optimize the language and principles of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®. Workshop formats and agendas can be adapted to team situations as well as organizational expectations, and products are designed to bring about meaningful and relevant change.

For more information about our Five Dysfunctions of a Team® program, please download the product information on this page or contact us for more information.