Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team explores the critical challenges that teams face in achieving effective collaboration and performance. Using a pyramid framework, Lencioni illustrates how the absence of certain foundational elements can hinder teamwork, creating dysfunctions that undermine collective success. Each level of the pyramid builds on the one below it, meaning that addressing the foundational dysfunctions is critical for resolving those higher up. Below is an overview of each dysfunction, accompanied by real-life examples.