Hybrid work environments offer significant benefits, such as the ability to attract talent beyond local geographic areas, but they also present new challenges for leaders. Managing remote and hybrid teams requires navigating complexities that many have not faced before.

Do you lead a virtual or hybrid team? Are you struggling to lead them? You aren’t alone.

I have spent years working on and with volunteer boards which are the epitome of a high-turnover team. Faced with annual elections which result in new directors, boards face a unique challenge of creating a cohesive team quickly, knowing they face a yearly cycle of change.

Patrick Lenioni’s book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team lays out an excellent framework to identify dysfunctional teams. Work on The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team flips those dysfunctions into the positive and gives teams a way to move forward productively.

Patrick Lenioni’s flagship book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, should be required reading for every leader and team member.

Why does it matter if my team is strong? I have lots of high achieving people on my team.

Does this sound familiar? Ever heard anyone say that?

Have you ever been on a great team? One where you had each others’ backs and you got each other. You may have rocked a project and probably had a great time doing it?

I have read many leadership books, but I think one of my favorites is still The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. I have read many of his books and they’re all great, but this one distills down characteristics of great teams.