The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, 20th Anniversary Edition

Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.

If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.

Some people are hard to hold accountable because they are so helpful. Others because they get defensive. Others because they are intimidating. I don’t think it’s easy to hold anyone accountable, not even your own kids