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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Quiz
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership FablePatrick LencioniThe company has experienced executives, money and the best technology, yet it trails its competitors. The new CEO starts not with strategy but with how her team talks and how it stays silent. A business fable about five dysfunctions that, in the author's model, keep people from working together, and an honest look at…
Question 1 of 5
What sits at the base of the pyramid of five dysfunctions?
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Right answer: Absence of trust
The pyramid is built from the bottom up, and at its base is absence of trust. Without trust, the other levels don't hold either.
Question 2 of 5
According to Lencioni, how can a leader start building trust in a team?
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Right answer: Admit their own forecasting mistake in front of all
For Lencioni, trust means you can admit a weakness or mistake and it won't be used against you. A leader's example makes such admissions safe for others.
Question 3 of 5
A team agreed to a plan in ten minutes; a week later it turned out two people thought it unrealistic. What is this?
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Right answer: Artificial harmony
Silence in a meeting may mean fear rather than agreement. Those who disagree keep quiet, and the argument comes later, when fixing things costs more.
Question 4 of 5
What helps even someone who argued against a decision to commit to it?
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Right answer: Their view was heard and honestly weighed
People don't need to win the argument. What matters more is that their view is heard and honestly weighed, and then the decision is easier to accept.
Question 5 of 5
In the project chat deadlines keep slipping, and everyone complains only to the manager. What would Lencioni advise?
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Right answer: Tell the person causing delays directly
The most effective accountability in a team comes from peers, not the boss. Keeping quiet about someone's slip may feel kind, but it lowers the bar for everyone.
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