Business · Similar reads
Books like The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The best books like The Five Dysfunctions of a Team are The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Good to Great, and Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni is about teamwork, trust, leadership. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey · Self-help
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A kindred business read.
Read the summary → - Good to Great
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Jim Collins · Business
Good to Great is Jim Collins's attempt to answer a deceptively simple question: why do some good companies make the leap to sustained greatness while most don't?
Both dig into leadership.
Read the summary → - Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink · Psychology
Drive is Daniel Pink's argument that the motivational model most organizations still run on — reward the behavior you want, punish the behavior you don't — is badly mismatched to the kind of work that matters most in a modern economy.
A kindred business read.
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- Start with Why
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Simon Sinek · Business
Start with Why is Simon Sinek's argument that the most influential leaders and organizations in history didn't succeed because they made better products or ran smarter campaigns.
Shares trust and leadership with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Read the summary → - Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler · Self-help
Crucial Conversations is a book about what to do when the stakes are high, emotions run strong, and opinions diverge.
A kindred business read.
Read the summary → - Crucial Accountability
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Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler · Business
Crucial Accountability is the sequel to Crucial Conversations, narrowing its focus from high-stakes dialogue to one specific problem: what to do when someone fails to meet an expectation.
Shares leadership and accountability with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Read the summary → - Dare to Lead
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Brené Brown · Business
Dare to Lead is Brené Brown's application of her research on vulnerability and courage to the specific context of leadership.
Shares trust and leadership with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Read the summary → - Extreme Ownership
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Jocko Willink and Leif Babin · Business
Extreme Ownership is former Navy SEAL commanders Jocko Willink and Leif Babin's argument that the single most important principle in leadership is taking total responsibility for everything that happens under your command — not just your own actions but your team's performance, your mission's failure, and the behavior of those above you when it doesn't support your mission.
Shares leadership and accountability with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Read the summary → - Good Authority
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Jonathan Raymond · Business
Good Authority is Jonathan Raymond's argument that the real job of a manager is not to produce results directly but to use the work as a vehicle for people's personal and professional development.
Shares leadership and accountability with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Read the summary → - Humble Leadership
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Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein · Business
Humble Leadership is Edgar Schein and Peter Schein's argument that the command-and-control model of management is failing precisely when organizations need it most.
Shares trust and leadership with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Read the summary → - Leaders Eat Last
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Simon Sinek · Business
Leaders Eat Last is Simon Sinek's argument that the best organizations run on a feeling he calls the Circle of Safety — an environment where people trust that the people above them in the hierarchy have their interests at heart.
Shares trust and leadership with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
Read the summary → - Leadership Is Language
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L. David Marquet · Business
Leadership Is Language is L.
Shares leadership and accountability with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
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Books like The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: quick answers
What are the best books like The Five Dysfunctions of a Team?
The best books like The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni are The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, Good to Great by Jim Collins, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, such as teamwork, trust, leadership.
What should I read after The Five Dysfunctions of a Team?
A natural next read after The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. A kindred business read. Other strong choices are Good to Great by Jim Collins, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink, Start with Why by Simon Sinek.
What books are similar to The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni?
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team centers on teamwork, trust, leadership. Books with a similar feel include The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, Good to Great by Jim Collins, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Crucial Accountability by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
