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A leadership fable that reveals the five behavioral dysfunctions that undermine teamwork, presented through the story of a new CEO transforming a dysfunctional executive team at a Silicon Valley startup.
Frameworks extracted
7 totalPRODweeks
Kathryn's Team Meeting Rhythm
Structure meeting cadence to sustain team health through regular, purposeful gatherings
STRweeks
The Team Scoreboard Method
Define collective results so clearly that individual ego has nowhere to hide
LEADmonths
The First Team Principle
Your executive peer team must be your primary loyalty, not your department
STRweeks
The Disagree-and-Commit Decision Protocol
Achieve buy-in through debate, not consensus or certainty
COMweeks
The Productive Conflict Method
Replace artificial harmony with passionate ideological debate
LEADweeks
The Vulnerability-Based Trust Framework
Build team trust through openness about weaknesses, not just reliability
LEADmonths
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Pyramid
Fix five layered dysfunctions to build a cohesive, results-driven team