Written by someone who has been there!

My favorite thing about this book is the dynamic between the individuals in the story. As you read the characters' reactions to the challenges of working together, it will remind you of those you work with and stimulate thoughts of new possibilities for better teamwork.

I purchased this book along with the Amazon recommended pairing "The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book" and enjoyed that book as well. It has a foreword by Patrick Lencioni, great stories and it lets you go online and test your emotional intelligence (EQ).

I'm not afraid of Conflict!

Everything is just great! Everybody gets along great as a "team"; just like the Osbornes as a family...

False harmony (fear of Conflict) is one of the five dysfunctions. It's amazing how the dysfunctions of a team were condensed into five categories that are all inclusive.

The style of the book makes you forget that it is a "fable". You feel like you are personally witnessing all of the action.

5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Lencioni

The author tackles at least 5 dysfunctions which can lead to team stumbling blocks within a bureaucratic organization of any
significant size or complexity. These classic stumbling blocks are:

- Lack of trust
- Fear of commitment
- Organizational conflict
- Accountability
- Inattention to results

Trust is difficult to develop unless team members have substantial goal congruency. By fear of commitment, the author
refers to "analysis paralysis" and the fear of failure which
everyone has in one form or another. Some team leaders do not like to deal with conflict of any kind. Conflict can have benefits in refining the methodology employed in the project or
dealing with disagreements which can delay or derail a project.
Accountability is a difficult notion to instill because it inevitably involves assigning some credit or blame to specific
persons. Without accountability, there would be no methodical
or fair way to map outcomes to personal responsibility centers
in an organization. Lastly, the inattention to results is a critical failing point because there can be no improvement without measuring performance against realistic goals .
Overall, this work provides realistic measuring rods for moving
teams of people toward a successful conclusion of any project.
Unless a project manager deals with these classic dysfunctions,
it will be nearly impossible to move any project to finality.