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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Written by Team Building | Edited by Rory Hart

Last updated on Mar 28, 2023

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Based on five dysfunctions of a team Patrick Lencioni pinpoints the issue of building a great team and group behavior.

“Team building is not complicated”, declares Lencioni, president of his own management consulting firm and author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.

Watch the short video below hear Patrick’s great advice:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dRKa700RaQ[/youtube]

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