Leaders must display their humanness. Those under their authority must be empowered & have the courage to engage in honest dialogue.

. . . his biggest problem was his need for a problem.

A functional team must make the collective results of the group more important to each individual than individual members' goals.

Failing to hold someone accountable is ultimately an act of selfishness.

Organizational health is the single greatest competitive advantage in any business.

Trust is the foundation of real teamwork. And so the first dysfunction is a failure on the part of team members to understand and open up to one another. And if that sounds touchy-feely, let me explain, because there is nothing soft about it. It is an absolutely critical part of building a team. In fact, it’s probably the most critical.

The team you belong to must come ahead of the team you lead: this is putting team results (e.g., organizational needs) ahead of individual agendas (e.g., the team or division you lead, your ego, your need for recognition, your career development, etc.) Confidentiality is respected downward more than it is respected upward. Organizational alignment is a direct result of this hierarchy (if it were the other way around, organizational alignment would be very difficult to achieve).