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The Teamwork Trifecta: Part 3

This is the third in a three part series on breathing new life into your team. Taking a cue from Patrick Lencioni, this series explores the three key ingredients of a high performing team. Part one was about getting the right people on the bus, and part two was about getting people into the right seats. This video is about the third leg of the stool: driving team performance. Even the best teams struggle, and it is only when they demonstrate the courage to step up and address the five common dysfunctions of a team that they can get to the next level, and drive organizational performance as a cohesive and effective team.

The Teamwork Trifecta: Part 2

This is the second of a three part series on the power of teamwork as a competitive advantage. Taking a cue from Patrick Lencioni, the "teamwork trifecta" is a three legged stool that provides a roadmap for how to build cohesive and effective teams. This video focuses on the second leg: getting the right people in the right seats.The key insight is this: different people have different gifts, and this has two implications for leaders who want to build strong teams: 1. you want each individual to leverage their unique strengths; and 2. you want each team to have a good balance of complementary strengths.This video discusses the six gifts--what Lencioni calls "working geniuses"--that every high performing team needs.

Teamwork Trifecta: Part 1

This video is the first in a three part series about teamwork, which is a game changer for organizations that want to get to the  next level.  Taking a cue from the best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni, there are three steps to create an awesome team.  The first is getting the right people on the bus.  Once they're on the bus, the second step is getting everyone in the right seats.  And after you've got everyone in the bus squared away, the third step is driving team performance.  This video focuses on getting the right people on your bus.