“Consensus is horrible. I mean, if everyone really agrees on something and consensus comes about quickly and naturally, well that’s terrific. But that isn’t how it usually works, and so consensus becomes an attempt to please everyone.”
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
“Some people are hard to hold accountable because they are so helpful. Others because they get defensive. Others because they are intimidating. I don’t think it’s easy to hold anyone accountable, not even your own kids”
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
“If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.”
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
“Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.”
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
“If we don’t trust one another, then we aren’t going to engage in open, constructive, ideological conflict. And we’ll just continue to preserve a sense of artificial harmony.”
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
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