The Five Behaviors® Team Development
Five Behaviors, One Goal: High Performance Teams
In an era in which egoism and the striving for power are very present, a good cooperation in teams is all the more important. centerline/ supports teams based on The Five Behaviors® team development program - How?
Each team member conducts a self-assessment individually and online, resulting in a team profile. Based on the results, actions for the positive development of the team can be developed in a follow-up workshop (one to two day, in person).
The Model
The Five Behaviors® profile system is based on The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. The five behaviors Lencioni identified will result – if each is maximized – in a team that operates as efficiently and effectively as possible. The characteristics of a cohesive team are
- Trust
- Conflict
- Commitment
- Accountability
- Results
The five behaviors Lencioni identified lead to a team that works as efficiently and effectively as possible – when each behavior is maximized. The characteristics of a well-functioning and cohesive team are trust, conflict, commitment, accountability and results. Each behavior in this model builds on the previous one and supports the others. The team profile and facilitated program show team members how they and the team are doing and how they can improve their cohesiveness.
The Behaviors in Detail
Trust
At the base of the pyramid is trust. Without trust on the team, very little progress can be made in gaining cohesiveness overall. Vulnerability-based trust (the ability to expose one’s weaknesses) is key to building the relationships required to be able to withstand and even benefit from both the routine and unique challenges every team faces.
Conflict
Conflict is sometimes considered dangerous on a team because it can lead to hard feelings. However, if the team has relationship trust, members feel secure enough to be honest and courageous. If trust is truly in place, conflict is constructive. In fact, conflict is critical to ensuring that all points of view and aspects of issues have been discussed, understood, and taken into account. Teams without conflict tend to shut out valuable feedback which can lead to poor decision-making.
Commitment
Gaining commitment from team members is not the same as getting consensus. According to Lencioni, reaching consensus means compromise, and compromise might not yield the best result. Commitment comes with clarity of purpose. Take a problem for which there are several ideas. With trust and appropriate conflict, the team chooses the idea they will pursue. Though only one idea is chosen, every member understands why that idea was selected and supports the idea—both inside the team and when communicating externally.
Accountability
Accountability is typically the most difficult behavior for a team to master. Most will never get to the point where each team member routinely holds all other members accountable. Reaching and maintaining good scores in the previous steps will make accountability much easier. Accountability can become part of a team's overall dynamic.
Results
Achieving team objectives is why the team exists. If each prior behavior is functioning well, each member of the team is focused on achieving the team’s goal. The team goal becomes more important than any individual’s personal goal, and everyone feels rewarded by being part of the team result.
centerline/ is Authorized Partner of The Five Behaviors® and that's why we are your first point of contact when it comes to the creation of a team profile and a follow-up workshop. The exact workshop duration will be agreed upon individually. Max. number of participants: 20 persons
