Praise for The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team has been my playbook for developing our staff and locker room culture for the last decade. The book is a classic--it covers all the real stuff that drives productive teams that many of us are usually too uncomfortable to address."
--Erik Spoelstra, Head Coach, Miami Heat

"I have watched this book become the foundational source on teamwork within our company, and in just about every other organization I know. It's hard to imagine the world of work without The Five Dysfunctions of a Team."
--Elizabeth Bryant, SVP of People, Learning & Development, Southwest Airlines

"Patrick Lencioni's classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, is one of the most helpful organizational leadership books of all time. These principles greatly influenced my personal and foundational leadership strategy. This is a book I've revisited many times and learn more each time I read it. Get a copy for yourself and everyone on your team."
--Craig Groeschel, Founding Pastor of Life.Church and New York Times best-selling author

"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team has stood the test of time, because practicing leaders--those who must get things done through the power of teams--find its insights timeless, incisive, and useful."
--Jim Collins, author, Good to Great, co-author, Built to Last

After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered if she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After all, retirement had made her antsy, and nothing excited her more than a challenge. What she could not have known when she accepted the job, however, was just how dysfunctional her team was, and how team members would challenge her in ways that no one ever had before.

For twenty years, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team has been engaging audiences with a page-turning, realistic fable that follows the travails of Kathryn Petersen, DecisionTech's CEO, as she faces the ultimate leadership crisis. She must unite a team in such disarray that it threatens to derail the entire company.

Equal parts leadership fable and business handbook, this definitive source on teamwork by Patrick Lencioni reveals the five behavioral tendencies that go to the heart of why even the best teams struggle. He offers a powerful model and step-by-step guide for overcoming those dysfunctions and getting everyone rowing in the same direction.

Today, the lessons in The Five Dysfunctions of a Team are more relevant than ever. This special anniversary edition celebrates one of the best-selling business books of all time with a new foreword from the author that reflects on its legacy and lessons.