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This is my fourth blog of our Ultimate Team series, and I’m excited to continue our discussion on creating high performing teams. All of Team PPMC has read one of my favorite management books, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni, which provides a roadmap to creating a culture where not only the work thrives, but so do the people. Thank you for going on this journey with us.

This is my third blog of our Ultimate Team series, and I’m so excited to continue our discussion on creating high performing teams. All of Team PPMC has read one of my favorite management books, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni, which provides a roadmap to creating a culture where not only the work thrives, but so do the people. Thank you for going on this journey with us.

Adding new members impacts the culture and dynamics of the team and recently the PPMC has added several new people. One of my favorite management books is The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni, which has helped us on this journey. The book provides a roadmap to creating a culture where not only the work thrives, but so do the people. The second dysfunction of any team is the “fear of conflict.”

PPMC team members have read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, a book by Patrick Lencioni which we have embraced as a guide to strengthen our growth as a team. This blog is the first of a five-part series to discuss the five dysfunctions outlined in Lencioni’s book.

With Wichita State students back on campus for in-person classrooms for the first time in nearly 18 months, there is an extra layer of excitement. Our freshmen are experiencing a unique beginning as they start school amid an ever-changing pandemic, even returning students, staff and faculty are navigating new territory. In some ways, we are all freshman again. This is something that sticks with me as the PPMC is changing and growing and adapting.

As the world “reopens” after the global COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations need to relaunch or reinvent themselves. Agility is now a requirement. Talent is shuffling, schedules are flexible, and “Teams” can be a verb.