Reflection on 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

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My Reflection Paper on the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team I found the book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team very interesting. I had never really sat down and thought about dysfunctions of a business or a team. This really hit home to me because as I kept reading I found that I had seen some of the dysfunctions that the book talks about in my work experience. After reading this book I know that I will be able to recognize these dysfunctions in other companies that I am part of. I thought it was very easy to follow what was going on in the book, it all seemed to take place in a logical order. I think that if I was part of the company in the book that the pyramid would have got the idea that Kathryn was trying to get across. I want to focus on the five dysfunctions of a team. Dysfunction number one is absence of trust. This occurs when team members are reluctant to be vulnerable with one another and are unwilling to admit their mistakes, weaknesses, or needs for help. Team members need to be comfortable with each other and enjoy each other’s company together. Without a certain comfort level among team members a foundation of trust is impossible. Trust is the foundation of team work, in order for this to work for your team members must be comfortable challenging each other. Members must overcome the need to protect themselves. One way to tell if you have trust in members they do not hold back, air dirty laundry, and admit their mistakes or weaknesses. If there is a lack of debate this indicates absence of trust. Dysfunction number two is fear of conflict. Teams that are lacking on trust are incapable of engaging in passionate debate about key issues. This causes situations where team conflict can easily turned into veiled discussions and back channel comments. Tension, passive behavior, and sarcastic comments are not conflict. Teams need open constructive ideological
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