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Welcome to our wiki, which takes you on a journey of //**The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable**//, by Patrick Lencioni. You will start by taking a short quiz to see how well your team works as a cohesive unit... or not! You will then read about each of the five dysfunctions and be given clues about how to improve your own team dynamics (unless you're perfect, of course).

For a brief overview, see the pyramid below.


 * Absence of Trust** -- the First Dysfunction -- is a fear of vulnerability on the part of team members because they don't trust each other to be honest and open; this leads to...


 * Fear of Conflict** -- the Second Dysfunction -- because team members who don't trust each other are afraid to engage in healthy debate for the good of the team;

The Third Dysfunction -- **Lack of Commitment** -- is an unwillingness to buy into group decisions and is a direct result of the fear of debate;

Lencioni argues that the Fourth Dysfunction -- **Avoidance of Accountability** -- is the hesitancy of team members to call their peers on counterproductive decisions and actions because they are not fully committed;

And the Fifth Dysfunction -- **Inattention to Results** -- happens when group members, avoiding accountability, are concerned more with their own needs and desires than the team goals. Only when all of these dysfunctions are addressed and "resolved" can a team be effective and productive, according to Lencioni.

Once you have examined the pyramid, take the [|Team Assessment by clicking here] or using the email invitation that you received on Thursday. You will be directed to http://tablegroup.com/login/.

Under "Take Your Team Assessment" you will type in your own school email address and then will be directed to the assessment. When answering the questions in the assessment it would probably be most useful for you to think about the behavior of your team at work. If you don't have a team at work you could answer from the standpoint of what it was like to work with your team on your leadership project. Your responses and results are confidential and will not be shared with anyone.

At the end of the assessment you will receive an email with an attachment from The Table Group with your results. The results will be in the form of a multi-page report that may be very useful for you in examining how your team is functioning and how it might improve.

Once you have finished the assessment, please continue to explore this wiki.