Russ Sabia to Speak to Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

BELMONT, MA (07/23/2007)(readMedia)-- Russ Sabia, Principal of SheerLine Associates will speak to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 from 9:00am - 11:00am, on the topic of "Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team." The presentation will take place at the MBC offices, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA.

Based on best-selling author Patrick Lencioni's book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, attendees will learn about the five most common and destructive pitfalls of teams, and how trust, conflict, commitment, and accountability all impact results. Sabia will discuss practical and proven strategies to overcome these common dysfunctions and explore how organizations can become more effective by minimizing the politics, confusion, and unproductive behavior that prevent so many companies from realizing their potential.

SheerLine Associates is a management consulting firm dedicated to helping business leaders improve the effectiveness and health of their organizations by strengthening leadership capability, improving team cohesiveness, and building organizational clarity. Russ Sabia is one of only 15 official consulting partners endorsed by author Patrick Lencioni’s firm, The Table Group, and works with organizations to implement the concepts outlined in Lencioni’s best-selling leadership books including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Death by Meeting, and Silos Politics, and Turf Wars.

For more information, go to http://massbio.org/calendar/event.php?eid=2160

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