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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

by Patrick M. Lencioni
April 2002
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
3h 20m
English
Jossey-Bass
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Chapter 3. KATHRYN

The executives couldn't agree on which of Kathryn's features presented the biggest problem. There were so many.

First, she was old. Ancient, at least by Silicon Valley standards. Kathryn was fifty-seven.

More important, she had no real high-tech experience other than serving as a board member of Trinity Systems, a large technology company in San Francisco. Most of her career had been spent in operational roles with decidedly low-tech companies, the most notable of which was an automobile manufacturer.

But more than her age or experience, Kathryn just didn't seem to fit the DecisionTech culture.

She had started her career in the military, then married a teacher and basketball coach at a local high school. After raising three boys, ...

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ISBN: 9780787960759