The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is a[1] business book by consultant and speaker Patrick Lencioni. It describes the many pitfalls that teams face as they seek to "row together".[2] This book explores the fundamental causes of organizational politics and team failure. Like most of Lencioni's books, the bulk of it is written as a business fable. This book has appeared on American best-seller lists including: New York Times, Business Week, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. The i