The Five Behaviors for Powerful Team Development

Michael Ferraro
This in-depth experiential program can take place over a number of months or a number of days. Contact Us

This program is for an intact team. Based on the work and the book by Patrick Lencioni, The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team fundamentals uses the Everything DiSC assessment to focus on the five critical behaviors. Before choosing this program, consider the question: Is the team really a TEAM?

A team is a relatively small number of people (from three to twenty) who meet on a regular basis and are collectively responsible for results. The team members share common goals as well as the rewards and responsibilities for achieving them. Not every group is a team. For example, a group that appears to be a team might simply be a collection of people who report to the same manager, but who have relatively little interdependence and mutual accountability. If a group does not meet the criteria of a true team, this process is unlikely to produce the results they expect.

To gain the competitive advantage, teams must focus on the five important behaviors: Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability and Results. In this program, each module builds on the previous one. Exercises within each module give participants the opportunity to practice the behaviors together.

  • Module 1: Introduction
  • Module 2: Building Trust
  • Module 3: Mastering Conflict
  • Module 4: Achieving Commitment
  • Module 5: Embracing Accountability
  • Module 6: Focusing on Results
  • Module 7: Review and Action Plan

Each module will run between 2-4 hours in length. Some may go a little shorter or especially a little longer depending on the discussions needed to reach the goal of that module. In general, the full program for all seven modules will consist of 5 half-day sessions. This in-depth experiential program can take place over a number of weeks with perhaps a module being conducted every week or two, depending on the needs and opportunities within the organization. This program can also be delivered in 5 virtual sessions or 2 full day sessions.

As part of this program, each team member will experience The Five Behaviors assessment.

This powerful online assessment will be given to the team members before the first module is experienced. Video clips are also part of this program.