Your first team is the key to org-wide efficiency 

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes

How first-team dynamics strengthen alignment, drive lasting organizational change, and deliver better business outcomes.

A few years into managing engineering teams, I discovered something new reading The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. In his work, he described the concept of a “first team,” where managers prioritize alignment and collaboration with their peers, not only with their direct reports.

Turning that idea into practice, however, was harder than it looked. Most organizations group managers under the same director mainly to balance headcount and span of control, and mine was no different.

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