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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
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This is another one of my “have to� and not “want to� reads. I would never even consider reading one of these types of books for fun, they are not my style at all. The information they contain is usually common sense stuff that people are aware of but unwilling or unable to incorporate into their day-to-day work lives. Most jobs are group based versus individual and even if you are in the mindset to make whatever changes that books like this deem necessary, it doesn’t mean everyone else you work with is.

Thankfully the author makes dry material into something tolerable by sharing his message in a story format and doesn’t bog the book down with graphs, sample work sheets and quizzes. It’s pretty basic and to the point with identifying problems and offering solutions. The length was acceptable as well as the writing style so I would place it a little higher on my Dull Jane shelf. I suppose if I had to recommend one of these things I would this one over quite a few others, especially if you wanted to know why your team sucked and how you could improve it.
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Reading Progress

February 17, 2017 – Started Reading
February 17, 2017 – Shelved
February 17, 2017 – Shelved as: dull-jane
March 16, 2017 –
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March 19, 2017 – Finished Reading
March 20, 2017 –
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March 20, 2017 – Shelved as: 2017

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message 1: by carol. (new)

carol. Ha! Love the concept of a 'dull Jane' shelf!


Amanda NEVER MANDY Carol. wrote: "Ha! Love the concept of a 'dull Jane' shelf!"

Thank you. Work does make Jane a dull girl. ;)


Philip So, how many of the books on your dull-jane shelf are "have to" versus "want to" reads? Also, do you share your reviews the the people who foisted these reads upon you? I appreciate the honesty of the review. I rate corporate lit in its own star category, and don't feel like I do it well.


Amanda NEVER MANDY Philip wrote: "So, how many of the books on your dull-jane shelf are "have to" versus "want to" reads? Also, do you share your reviews the the people who foisted these reads upon you? I appreciate the honesty of ..."

The majority at the beginning were "have to". I was working off a list my employer had provided. It changed to "want to" after I found out that I could select books that were not on the list.

I also added reading/reviewing books that my spouse reads for his work to keep things interesting. We compare notes on why it works for him and it does not work for me. The best finds are those we both enjoy and/or learn something from.

I do share my book ratings with my employer.

I'm sure you do well with your rating system. To me, the rating system is up to personal interpretation and nobody should feel that how they do it is wrong. As long as you are reading and rating, you are doing awesome. :)


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