Patrick Lencioni: 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, How to Turn Conflict into a Leadership Advantage | Leadership | E394

About this episode

Patrick Lencioni discusses the five dysfunctions of a team and how to leverage healthy conflict for better leadership.

With over 25 years of experience working with leadership teams, Patrick Lencioni has seen successful companies crumble; not because of strategy, but due to poor organizational health. Behind the success were team members who were afraid to open up, make mistakes, or disagree. This insight led Patrick to dedicate his career to creating frameworks that help entrepreneurs and leaders build healthy teams. In this episode, Patrick breaks down the five dysfunctions of a team and shows how embracing healthy conflict can foster trust, boost productivity, and improve decision-making. In this episode, Hala and Patrick will discuss: (00:00) Introduction(03:52) What Is Organizational Health?(09:24) Healthy vs. Unhealthy Team Culture(17:20) The Five Dysfunctions of a Team(23:57) The Power of Peer Accountability at the Workplace(26:50) Diagnosing Dysfunctions with Real Scenarios(41:41) How to Run Effective Team Meetings(54:55) How Working Genius Improves Productivity(01:06:51) The Truth About Entrepreneurship and Success Patrick Lencioni is a founder of The Table Group and a pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 8 million copies and…

People in this episode

Host: Hala Taha

Guest: Patrick Lencioni

Topics covered

• team dynamics
• organizational health
• leadership
• conflict resolution
• productivity

Keywords

• team dysfunctions
• organizational health
• leadership
• conflict
• productivity
• team culture
• decision-making

Sponsors

Huel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Table Group

Products: Huel

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