![]() ![]() ![]() In a work setting where team members do not openly air their opinions, inferior decisions are the result. Teams that are lacking trust are incapable of engaging in an unfiltered, passionate debate about key issues, causing situations where team conflict can easily turn into veiled discussions and back channel comments. The desire to preserve artificial harmony stifles the occurrence of productive due to ideological conflict.The Role of the Leader here is to "Go First" - meaning that as a leader you are responsible for establishing a team culture in which there is room to admit mistakes or weaknesses and use these as opportunities for growth and development.Without a certain comfort level among team members, a foundation of trust is impossible. 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. The fear of being vulnerable to team members prevents the building of trust within the team.Importantly, making a team functional and cohesive requires high levels of courage and discipline. Counter to conventional wisdom, the causes of dysfunction are both identifiable and curable. ![]() The Five Dysfunctions of a Team outlines the root causes of politics and dysfunction that can exist within teams and the keys to overcoming them. ![]()
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