The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team

  • Focus on Achieving Collective Results. The ultimate goal is the achievement of results through implementing the model’s principles of Trust, Conflict, Commitment, and Accountability.

  • Hold One Another Accountable. Once everyone is committed to a clear plan of action, they will be more willing to hold one another accountable.

  • Commit to Decisions. When team members are able to offer opinions and debate ideas, they feel heard and respected and will be more likely to commit to decisions.

  • Engage in Conflict Around Ideas. Team members can engage in the unfiltered, constructive debate of ideas with trust.

  • Trust One Another

    When team members are genuinely transparent and honest with one another, it forms a safe environment that creates and builds vulnerability-based trust.

The Five Behaviors of A Cohesive Team

The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team

Effective teamwork is the driving force behind most major business breakthroughs. As such, improving the cohesiveness of internal teams should be a major goal for your organization. The Five Behaviors profile system was developed by business management writer Patrick Lencioni to demonstrate how to build effective and cohesive teams. This five-stage system is structured like a pyramid: to get to the final payoff, employees must go through all of the previous four stages in sequence.

The Five Behaviors® Personal Development solution teaches individuals to become better teammates by integrating Patrick Lencioni’s model at the organizational level. The goal is to completely redefine teamwork and collaboration. Personal Development was designed specifically to work for individuals; participants do not all need to be part of the same team. Rather, participants can carry the takeaways of this program from one team to the next, enabling a culture of teamwork. Learners at all levels of an organization can benefit from this program and adopt its powerful principles, shape behaviors, and create a common language that empowers people to rewrite what it means to work together.

The program includes:

  • A computer-adaptive, psychological assessment

  • Personal Development Profile and one-on-one Comparison Reports

  • Half-day facilitation that includes activities, video, and a handout, plus two optional activities

  • Facilitator Accreditation

Become an Accredited Facilitator for The Five Behaviors® Team Development to unlock organizations’ untapped potential with this breakthrough program. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or new to this team development solution, this course will increase your knowledge and strengthen your Five Behaviors facilitation skills.
With The Five Behaviors® Facilitator Accreditation, you will dive deep into the Five Behaviors model and facilitation best practices. This five-week course will help you build the confidence and expertise to navigate The Five Behaviors Team Development sessions, fine-tuning your skills to deliver an effective experience for any team. Online Program Includes:

  • Five-week course plus pre-work

  • Weekly 90-minute instructor-led sessions

  • Three to four hours of self-directed online study per week

  • Final exam

  • Accreditation certificate

  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team eBook

Accreditation will be granted upon completion of the Wiley course and passing of the accompanying exam. Accreditation is valid for two years at which point you have the option to renew The Five Behaviors offers SHRM credential-holders the opportunity to earn 19 professional development credits (PDCs) from the Society for Human Resource Management when they complete The Five Behaviors Facilitator Accreditation. Start your journey toward building your confidence and competence in effectively delivering The Five Behaviors program!