Developing Strong Teamwork to Support Excellence in Extension Programming

Sometimes differentiating a group from a team is difficult. Is the group of people that you work with truly a team? What benefits are there to being a member of a highly functioning team? In Patrick Lencioni’s iconic book on teamwork, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, five elements are outlined as ne...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hannah Carter, Amy Harder, Kevan Lamm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2013-07-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121075
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Sometimes differentiating a group from a team is difficult. Is the group of people that you work with truly a team? What benefits are there to being a member of a highly functioning team? In Patrick Lencioni’s iconic book on teamwork, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, five elements are outlined as necessary for highly functioning teams. These are trust, ability to successfully engage in conflict, commitment to each other and the team, accountability, and focusing on collective results. This 2-page fact sheet was written by Hannah Carter, Amy Harder, and Kevan Lamm, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc143
ISSN:2576-0009