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At CSR, we’re all about implementation. It’s the R in CSR: Results. We work to get it done, and we practice what we preach, implementing recommendations within our own organization and not just for our clients. Case in point: In our latest blog series, Betsy wrote about Patrick Lencioni’s “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.” The first dysfunction she mentioned deals with developing relationships and trust with your coworkers outside the office to improve relationships and trust

Last week we examined five common problems that plague teams and their ability to collaborate effectively.  If you haven’t seen one or two (or all five) of these dysfunctions in action, please send the address and photos of the lonely tropical island where you’ve been living/working! This week we present Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team from Patrick Lencioni’s book of the same name.  These behaviors combat common dysfunctions and foster connected, successful, high performing

The staff meeting is more of a lecture and less of a discussion or debate…again.  The league championship is lost when the star player makes the game all about how many points HE scores.  In the conference room, everyone agrees on the best solution, but the water cooler talk suggests there’s anything but consensus.  Team dysfunction.  It’s human nature, right? “Ironically, teams succeed because they are exceedingly human.”  This isn’t the first time our friends and readers ha