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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni, is a business book that explores the basic causes of organizational politics and team failure. Summary of the Book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team discusses team dynamics and the many drawbacks that teams face as they work together. The author discusses five dysfunctions: absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. A guide for business that it is, this title has been recognized among the bestsellers of The New York Times, Business Week, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. About Patrick Lencioni Patrick Lencioni is an American writer best known for his business management books, focussing mainly on team management. He is the president of The Table Group, a management consulting firm. Some of his other notable works are The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business; Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team; Death by Meeting; Silos, Politics and Turf Wars; and The Five Temptations of a CEO.