Impairments to Teamwork (5)

Introduction
Teams are defined as a group of people
"...who come together and work collectively to meet shared objectives and put the group's needs above their own..."
Lencioni, 2002
Generally small teams were better than large teams as large teams have too many opportunities for interpersonal conflicts, etc , making it more difficult to get consensus on decision-making.
Impairments
i) distrust (trust is the basis successful teams, ie it is more than trusting your teammates to do their job, it is about feeling safe around them
"...Teammates to trust each other aren't afraid to share unusual ideas or omit to their mistakes and worries. Trust means knowing you can share anything......with your teammates - you trust that they won't use that information to make fun of you, steer your ideas or harm your reputation..."
Lencioni, 2002
Furthermore,
"...people who trust their co-workers and leaders are generally happier, more engaged, and more productive at work than those who don't. The permits even extended to their personal lives..."
Lencioni, 2002)
ii) lack of healthy disagreements (need to be able to disagree with each other respectively and productively; understand that teammates always acting with good intentions, ie separating intent from impact
iii) disunity (sometimes team members may resist going along with a made decision;
"...if they generally trust their teammates' abilities and judgement, then they can also trust that the decision that the team reached was a good one, even if it wasn't the decision they'd  personally have made..."
Lencioni, 2002
iv) fear of accountability (need to hold each other responsible for your behaviour and performance; it's easier to hold people accountable for results like sales numbers, profits, etc then for their behaviours; behaviours are important as a lead directly to results.)
v) self-interest (need to go beyond the self-focus to meeting the team's shared goals.)