Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators

Chapter 11. TEAM-BUILDING ROAD MAP

This segment provides a framework for a comprehensive team-building process over a six-month period. Some teams may want to use a more aggressive time line, while others may take a slower approach. In any case, the following is a general outline of the steps any team should be prepared to take.

Warning: There is one big point I want to make here, and it is critical:

DON'T DO EVERYTHING EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS DESCRIBED HERE!

The purpose of this field guide, and this section in particular, is to give you as much framework and structure as you need to make your team better, not to prescribe or dictate a detailed agenda.

I've provided detail not to limit your freedom of judgment but to give you as much information as ...