I'm not sure.  It's definitely a management topic, not a technical one.  But it helps explain a lot of common problems we see in teams and how you might address them.  I really enjoyed the book.  I just wonder whether it would appeal to our normal membership.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/25/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Brian Sheldon</b> <<a href="mailto:brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com">brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I guess Mark is serious about this.<br><br>what do you all think about him talking about the "5 dysfunctions of a team"?<br><br>brian<br><br>----- Forwarded Message ----<br>From: Mark D Smith <<a href="mailto:MarkSmith@hertz.com">
MarkSmith@hertz.com</a>><br>To: Brian Sheldon <<a href="mailto:brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com">brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com</a>><br>Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:50:27 PM<br>Subject: Re: presentation topic?<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-1366189-9594533?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193352597&sr=8-1">
http://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-1366189-9594533?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193352597&sr=8-1</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>                                                                        To
<br>                                      Mark D Smith <<a href="mailto:MarkSmith@hertz.com">MarkSmith@hertz.com</a>><br>                                                                        cc<br>  Brian Sheldon<br>
  <<a href="mailto:brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com">brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com</a>>                                      Subject<br>                                      Re: presentation topic?<br>  10/25/2007 05:10 PM<br>
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Funny! or are you serious?<br><br><br><a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20071101/how-hard-could-it-be-five-easy-ways-to-fail_Printer_Friendly.html">http://www.inc.com/magazine/20071101/how-hard-could-it-be-five-easy-ways-to-fail_Printer_Friendly.html
</a><br><br><br>----- Original Message ----<br>From: Mark D Smith <<a href="mailto:MarkSmith@hertz.com">MarkSmith@hertz.com</a>><br>To: Brian Sheldon <<a href="mailto:brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com">brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com
</a>><br>Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:04:10 PM<br>Subject: Re: presentation topic?<br><br>Would 5 dysfunctions of a team be a good topic?<br><br>Mark<br><br><br><br><br><br>                                                                        To
<br>                                      mark s <<a href="mailto:marksmith@hertz.com">marksmith@hertz.com</a>><br>                                                                        cc<br>  Brian Sheldon<br>  <
<a href="mailto:brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com">brian_s_sheldon@yahoo.com</a>>                                      Subject<br>                                      presentation topic?<br>  10/25/2007 01:43 PM<br><br><br><br>
<br><br><br><br><br><br>do you have a topic yet for your Nov 13th presesentation? fyi - both lunch<br>and evening meetings are at Uop...<br><br>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
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