The manga format of this book is pure gimmick, with an art quality barely equal to cheap clipart. As to the content, it's a rehash of various pop psychology tenets. There's no new information, and the style is not particularly engaging. Don't bother reading this unless it's required for a class.

I included this book in my book: The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. www.100bestbiz.com. ( )

I've been in corporate America for just under 4 years now. In my time, I've never really bought into the majority of management strategies I've seen because well, they blatantly do not work; and if they do, its at an absurd cost of employee retention, dissatisfaction and needless overwork.

Passive aggressiveness, no accountability, scared of conflict... I see it too often, and I'm constantly frustrated by it. And just when I thought I was alone, I read this book and was completely blown away. Everything I've felt, is here, written down in this book. Its quite extraordinary. I feel a bit like Jerry Mcguire did after writing his 'Mission Statement.' I want to buy copies of this book and put it in the mailboxes of management across corporate America. Unfortunately, one thing I've learned in life is you can't force people to change, they have to be willing and accepting to move forward on there own... or be forced by a higher hand. I can't force others who don't see it themselves, and as the low man on the totem pole, its a hard to play the upper hand. But dammit, at least I'll go down swinging, knowing I'm not alone. ( )

In this engaging, insightful, and deceptively simple read, Lencioni blends a “leadership fable” (the fictitious account of DecisionTech’s executive board) with a number of invaluable leadership principles. Specifically, Lencioni outlines five team dysfunctions that have the potential to render a team ineffective: (1) absence of trust, (2) fear of conflict, (3) lack of commitment, (4) avoidance of accountability, and (5) inattention to results. While far from exhaustive, Lencioni provides a thoughtful and penetrating snapshot on the importance and principles of team leadership. A ( )

This book talks about team-building in a story-telling way and so it effectively illustrates the key concepts in team building. And it emphasize even more the importance of a good leader in building a team. If the leader does not view building a team as important, the team will never get formed. In this fable, the leader believes that with a good team built, results will follow. Hence, she was willing to let go of good but problematic staff that will affect team development and morale. If only all bosses can see the importance of team work and understand that it takes more than just some visionary words typed on a nice piece of paper.. ( )

quickly makes points through story. Interesting adaption of 5 dysfunctions in a fictional setting makes for easy read. ( )

Great book on getting results through better team work. ( )