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The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni | with guest Alisa Cohn
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- Business Book Club
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- Mar 2, 2026
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- 1363
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Summary
Even smart, well-funded executive teams fail. Patrick Lencioni's masterpiece, The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team , exposes the silent killers of company growth and provides a practical framework to turn a group of capable individuals into a truly cohesive unit. Joining me to unpack this framework is Alisa Cohn , an award-winning executive coach who was named the #1 Startup Coach in the world and has worked with C-suites at Venmo, Etsy, Microsoft, and Google. Today, Alisa breaks down why your department is not your most important team, how to build vulnerability-based trust, and why self-awareness is the ultimate cheat code for leadership. Key Takeaways & Timestamps 00:00 – Introducing The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team and the silent killers of company growth. 02:00 – The 5 Dysfunctions Framework: Alisa breaks down the hierarchy of team success: Trust drives Conflict, Conflict drives Commitment, Commitment drives Accountability, and Accountability drives Results. You cannot skip a step. 04:37 – Diagnosing Your Team: Why a lack of accountability is often just a symptom of a team that hasn't learned how to have productive conflict. 07:11 – The "First Team" Concept: Why the CMO's most important team is not the marketing department. It is the executive team. 09:20 – The Cost of Loyalty: How prioritizing your specific department over the executive team leads directly to toxic politics, silos, and blame. 14:24 – Self-Awareness as a Cheat Code: Why managing your ego and acting in service of the company is the hardest—but most necessary—leadership skill. 16:03 – The "Working With Me" Document: How creating a 1-to-2 page personal operating manual builds vulnerability-based trust. 16:59 – The 360 Feedback Loop: How to gather actionable behavioral feedback from the people above you, belo…