5 disfunctions of a team (4) Avoidance of Accountability

You’ve inherited what you consider a dysfunctional team, but what makes you think they are dysfunctional?  IN the last three weeks we’ve reviewed lack of trust, fear of conflict and lack of commitment. This week, lets review avoidance of accountability.

Patrick Lencioni created a very understandable model about how and why teams are dysfunctional and how you can assist them to function better. … Read more

5 disfunctions of a team (3) Lack of Commitment

You’ve inherited what you consider a dysfunctional team, but what makes you think they are dysfunctional? IN the last two weeks we have discussed the real basis for dysfunction a lack of trust and an inability to manage conflict. Once you’ve overcome these two- we get to addressing a lack of commitment.

Patrick Lencioni created a very understandable model about how and why teams are dysfunctional and how you can assist them to function better. … Read more

5 disfunctions of a team (2) Fear of conflict

You’ve inherited what you consider a dysfunctional team, but what makes you think they are dysfunctional?  Last week we analysed the first cause of dysfunction- a lack of trust. Now we move on.

Patrick Lencioni created a very understandable model about how and why teams are dysfunctional and how you can assist them to function better.  Lets work at the base, the most fundamental dysfunctions, and work our way up.… Read more

I’ve inherited a dysfunctional team… help me

Anytime a senior member of staff leaves a company, a certain level of instability is to be expected.

Employees who reported into that person begin to feel insecure about their future within the company and they certainly can’t be blamed for feeling anxious about a new boss, maybe someone completely unknown to them or the business.

Personally, I have been involved in a few managerial upheavals in my career and can attest to how unsettling they can be.… Read more

Hygiene is paramount in building customer service

Well yes, that sort of hygiene is important, but “Hygiene factors” in building customer service are significantly more important than previously thought and significantly more important than delighting your customers.

Frederick Herzberg introduced concepts in the 1950s that have revolutionised the way we look at employee motivation in the workplace and these have now moved into motivating customers in business. His theory introduces two separate scales measuring employee satisfaction.… Read more