The Five Behaviors®

The Five Behaviors® is a research-based team development solution that helps organizations build truly cohesive and high-performing teams. Rooted in the iconic model from Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, this approach combines behavior science with practical assessments and facilitation tools — helping teams trust one another, engage in healthy conflict, commit to shared goals, hold each other accountable, and focus on collective results.

By linking individual insights (via Everything DiSC® profiles) with powerful group learning experiences, The Five Behaviors creates a shared language for teamwork that drives performance, engagement, and long-lasting cultural change.

Core Model: The Five Behaviors

The framework centers on five critical behaviors that teams must develop to perform at their best:

1. Trust — the foundation for open, vulnerability-based collaboration

2. Conflict — constructive debate that leads to better decisions

3. Commitment — alignment and buy-in after healthy discussion

4. Accountability — peer-to-peer responsibility for results

5. Results — collective focus on outcomes that matter

Together, these behaviors form a pyramid that guides teams from awareness to action — creating more productive, adaptive, and resilient groups.

Program Components

Assessment & Personalized Profiles

Teams begin with a tailored assessment that measures how individuals and intact teams approach the Five Behaviors.

• Team Development Profile — highlights team-level behaviors and dynamics

• Personal Development Profile — designed for individual learners to internalize teamwork principles and contribute effectively across teams
  Both versions combine behavioral insight with personalized strategies for improvement.

Facilitated Learning Experiences

The Five Behaviors is most impactful when led by a trained facilitator, either virtually or in person. Facilitators guide teams through activities, discussions, and scenarios that bring the model to life and encourage immediate application in real work.

The Combined Facilitation Kit

A unified Facilitation Kit now includes both Team Development and Personal Development modules — everything needed to run half-day, one-day, or multi-day programs with scripted activities, video content, handouts, and customizable materials.