You can tell when a team isn’t working together. They could be missing targets, not getting on with each other or turnover might be too high. But these are the symptoms and not the cause. On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we discuss the five key underlying problems that cause teams to not function AND tell you what you can do about it. Tune in to find out how to turn your team around!
You can tell when a team isn’t working together. They could be missing targets, not getting on with each other or turnover might be too high. But these are the symptoms and not the cause. On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we discuss the five key underlying problems that cause teams to not function AND tell you what you can do about it. Tune in to find out how to turn your team around!
We discuss Patrick Lecioni’s framework on dysfunctioning teams and list the five main reasons why your team might not be working. You’ll hear us walk through each of the reasons in detail, listing how you can spot it, what the dysfunction might lead to and we give you some ideas about how to implement change. At the end of the episode, we recep what we’ve learnt and Amy shares how she uses the framework to help teams in the food industry via workshops and team coaching.
If you want to see a change in your team, this must-listen episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast will help you to diagnose that issue that you can’t quite put your finger on. If you’d like to learn more about Amy’s coaching services then you can contact her via LinkedIn and you can also get more insider tips on thriving in the food industry by subscribing to the podcast.
Timestamps
[1:25] Hello! Today we’re talking about the five dysfunctions of teams
[3:03] Dysfunction #1: Absence of trust. What happens when your team doesn’t trust each other?
[6:44] Dysfunction #2: The inability to handle conflict
[9:35] Dysfunction #3: The inability to commit and how it affects your team
[12:54] What good commitment looks like within a functioning team
[13:30] Dysfunction #4: A lack of accountability
[15:50] How to hold other people accountable in a healthy, helpful way
[16:33] Dysfunction #5: A lack of focus on results
[18:00] How a lack of focus on results affects staff morale… and what happens when you correct it
[21:44] “Really useful to see”: A simple structure with real results
Links and Resources
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni on Amazon UK
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