![]() ![]() So, lack of commitment is the 3rd of the 5 dysfunctions of a team. ![]() ![]() Often we assume that silence means people agree with us - but often it means people aren’t comfortable engaging in healthy conflict - and, as leadership author John Maxwell points out, if people don’t weigh in they won’t buy in”. One simple technique I’ve personally found useful for building commitment is assuming that “ silence means disagreement”. This is a classic symptom of a team where surface-level agreement has been obtained, without a full debate and a proper securing of commitment. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare (p. So many times I hear teams saying “we need to start to present a unified front after our meetings” - instead of the corridor conversations afterwards where team decisions are criticised and reopened. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team A Leadership Fable By Patrick Lencioni 2002, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. It’s about buy-in and allowing everyone to explain their point of view during conflict. The CEO, Kathryn, explains that commitment isn’t about consensus. If a team doesn’t engage in constructive and ideological conflict and debate, it will fail to secure the full commitment of each member. ![]()
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