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"The Five Dysfunctions of a Law Firm?"

This post was written by Nicole Garton-Jones: "I just finished reading the Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni, which is written as a "leadership fable" - a story of a struggling technology start up company.

The central premise of the book is that creating a strong team is one of the few remaining competitive advantages available to organizations. Functional teams make better decisions and accomplish more in less time. Talented people are less likely to leave organizations where they are part of a cohesive team.

Politics is defined as when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think. Politics and other dysfunctions get in the way of the effective teamwork which is critical to a firm's success. The book states that 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.

So how to you make a strong team? To reduce politics and confusion in an organization, you need to address the five common dysfunctions..."

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Source: Slaw.ca, 6 April 2010. Reproduced with permission of Simon Fodden, founder of Slaw.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on April 06, 2010 (boomark / email).