Five Behaviors® Personal Development
A powerful development experience for individuals, not just teams.
What Is Five Behaviors® Personal Development?
The Five Behaviors® Personal Development helps individuals build stronger communication and collaboration skills, without needing to be part of an existing team. This self-guided learning experience is designed for professionals across roles, departments, and organizations who want to strengthen how they work with others.
Based on Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, the program focuses on developing the key behaviors: Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, and Results, that drive collaboration and success. Through increased self-awareness and insight into how personal behaviors impact others, participants learn practical ways to communicate more effectively, navigate challenges, and contribute more meaningfully to shared results.
The Five Behaviors Model
The Five Behaviors framework identifies five core behaviors that drive personal and professional effectiveness. Each behavior builds on the last to create stronger relationships, higher performance, and better results.
Build Trust. Trust is the foundation of productive relationships. Being open, authentic, and willing to admit mistakes creates an environment where others feel safe to collaborate, leading to stronger connections and more open communication across teams.
Master Conflict. Healthy conflict ensures that ideas are tested, not ignored. Addressing issues respectfully and focusing on solutions rather than personalities turns tension into productive energy, resulting in better decisions and more creative solutions.
Achieve Commitment. Commitment grows when people feel heard, expectations are clear, and everyone understands the direction. Clarifying goals and aligning actions encourages buy-in, strengthens accountability, and helps teams make consistent progress toward shared objectives.
Embrace Accountability. Holding oneself and others responsible maintains high standards and reinforces trust. Encouraging follow-through and mutual support ensures performance stays reliable and standards are consistently met, driving the team toward its goals.
Focus on Results. Prioritizing collective outcomes keeps energy focused on what truly matters. Measuring progress, celebrating achievements, and staying goal-oriented helps teams increase productivity, meet objectives, and deliver tangible success.
Personal Development vs Team Development
Personal development focuses on individual growth and self-awareness. It helps people understand their own work and communication styles, build trust, improve accountability, and identify areas for professional growth. By developing these personal skills, individuals can contribute more effectively to any team.
Team development, on the other hand, is about how individuals interact and collaborate. It strengthens team trust, encourages constructive conflict, aligns members around shared goals, increases accountability across the group, and drives better collective results. While personal development is “me-focused,” team development is “we-focused,” ensuring the team functions as a cohesive, high-performing unit.
The Five Behaviors Facilitation
The report is brought to life in a customized training experience tailored to each learner’s personalized report. This engaging and educational experience includes impactful activities and powerful discussions. The solution is available to your team or larger organization through our facilitator kit, which can be purchased and used by an internal trainer from your organization, or through Resources Unlimited who will customize and deliver the solution to meet your unique needs.
- Designed for both in-person and virtual learning
- Half-day session that can be customized to fit specific goals or timeframes
- Flexible group size
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The Five Behaviors® Practitioner Certification
Gain the confidence and expertise to help organizations build trust, transform culture, and Rise Together™.
Certification in The Five Behaviors® empowers practitioners to orchestrate dynamic and effective learning sessions, fostering unity within teams. Over a two-week immersive journey, blending live instruction with self-paced online modules, participants will:
Deepen their understanding of The Five Behaviors model and key principles.
Familiarize themselves with the full Five Behaviors® solution portfolio: Team Development and Personal Development.
Explore how to build, customize, and deliver impactful Five Behaviors learning experiences to address unique team development training needs.
Practice facilitation techniques while receiving feedback from peers in a supportive environment.
Gain access to Wiley’s online training center, connecting them to course content that they can continue to access as a resource after the course concludes.
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Our Promise To You
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