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Mentioned in 137 episodes
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
A Leadership Fable
Book • 2024
This book explores the fundamental causes of team failure and organizational politics through a narrative about a fictional company, DecisionTech, Inc. It outlines five dysfunctions: absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results.
The book provides practical advice and real-world examples to help teams overcome these dysfunctions and become high-performing teams.
The book provides practical advice and real-world examples to help teams overcome these dysfunctions and become high-performing teams.
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Mentioned in 137 episodes
Recommended by 

for its insights on teamwork and organizational dysfunction.


Reed Hastings

1,407 snips
#730: Reed Hastings, Co-Founder of Netflix — How to Cultivate High Performance, The Art of Farming for Dissent, Favorite Failures, and More
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as a book that describes an experience that he has had in corporate and management life.


Shaan Puri

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We found the weirdest ways to make $1M, $1B, and $5B
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for its insights into team dynamics and the importance of addressing conflict.


Chamath Palihapitiya

628 snips
"Founder Mode," DOJ alleges Russian podcast op, Kamala flips proposals, Tech loses Section 230?
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as a book that highlights common problematic archetypes in leadership groups.


Jonathan Lowenhar

564 snips
How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)
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as a fable-style book on team dynamics.


Christina Wodtke

555 snips
The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)
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in relation to Shortform, highlighting its use for revisiting key lessons from the book.


Ali Abdaal

369 snips
How To Find Tranquility, Meaningful Productivity and Healthy Relationships - Lana Blakely
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to introduce a new assessment created by its author to help people identify their working geniuses.


Lewis Howes

348 snips
Dr Joe Dispenza: How To Rewire Your Mind & Manifest Anything You Want TODAY
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to founders as insightful and fast reads.


Sarah Tavel

313 snips
The hierarchy of engagement | Sarah Tavel (Benchmark, Greylock, Pinterest)
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as a framework used at Zapier for team performance assessment.


Cortney Hickey

252 snips
How Zapier’s EA built an army of AI interns to automate meeting prep, strengthen team culture, and scale internal alignment | Cortney Hickey
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when talking about team dynamics and collaboration.


Jeanne DeWitt Grosser

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Executive Function: Building systems that can make decisions without you | Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (COO, Vercel)



