Building a high-performing team: bringing the Lencioni approach to action
A team’s performance depends as much on interactions as on individual competencies. Collective dynamics, often implicit, directly influence trust, commitment, and accountability. When these dynamics become unbalanced, obstacles emerge: conflict avoidance, lack of buy-in, or diluted responsibility.
Our approach is based on Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team model. This framework helps establish a shared diagnosis and identify concrete levers to strengthen cohesion and effectiveness. The Lencioni assessment provides an objective perspective on team perceptions and structures the collective development process.
We also integrate a systemic perspective on team dynamics to better understand influence patterns and address the deeper mechanisms shaping team functioning.
Objectives:
| Understand the mechanisms behind collective performance (Lencioni model)
| Identify dysfunctions and points of friction
| Strengthen trust and manage tensions constructively
| Foster commitment around shared objectives
| Implement concrete and sustainable actions
Content:
| The Five Dysfunctions of a Team model
| Assessment debriefing and collective analysis
| Dynamics of trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results
| Influence patterns and systemic mechanisms
| Individual and collective action plans
This model complements an Insights Discovery® team-building workshop by strengthening collective maturity and the conditions required for sustainable performance.
Each intervention is tailored to the team’s context, using an experiential approach that combines conceptual input, discussions, and practical application.
