Sixteen questions, two from each lesson. Answer all of them to see your grade. No time limit — think like Kathryn Petersen: deliberately.
🧠 The Five Dysfunctions Grand Quiz
The Fable
1. Why was Kathryn Petersen brought in as CEO of DecisionTech?
2. What was DecisionTech's public, measurable top goal for the year?
The Model
3. Which dysfunction sits at the BASE of Lencioni's pyramid?
4. How do the five dysfunctions relate to one another?
Dysfunction 1: Absence of Trust
5. What kind of trust does Lencioni's model require?
6. Which exercise does Lencioni recommend as a low-risk first step to build trust?
Dysfunction 2: Fear of Conflict
7. What is the root cause of fear of conflict?
8. What does "real-time permission" mean as a conflict tool?
Dysfunction 3: Lack of Commitment
9. Commitment is the product of which two ingredients?
10. Which practice instantly exposes feigned buy-in after a meeting?
Dysfunction 4: Avoidance of Accountability
11. In Lencioni's model, accountability should come primarily from...
12. What happens when a team consistently avoids accountability?
Dysfunction 5: Inattention to Results
13. What does "inattention to results" mean in practice?
14. What is the "first team" concept?
Leading the Cure
15. In what order do you fix the five dysfunctions?
16. What must the leader do FIRST to build trust?