# Dysfunctional without knowing: 5 signs that your team might have a problem

DevFeed: [Dysfunctional without knowing: 5 signs that your team might have a problem](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/dysfunctional-without-knowing-5-signs-that-your-team-might-have-a-problem-39902.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/dysfunctional-without-knowing-5-signs-that-your-team-might-have-a-problem/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-02-25T06:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>), [function](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/function.md>)

Tags: [accountability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accountability.md>), [collaboration-culture-psychological-safety-remote-work-technical-leadership-engineering-excelle](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration-culture-psychological-safety-remote-work-technical-leadership-engineering-excelle.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [opinion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opinion.md>), [results](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/results.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes five signs that a team may be dysfunctional without recognizing it: absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. It explains how these problems build on one another and can be overlooked when a team appears harmonious or productive.

## Source excerpt

Dysfunctional without knowing: 5 signs that your team might have a problem In the last 10+ years, I have worked in and with many teams. And I was fortunate to experience working in many fantastic teams. Teams where people cared for each other, trusted each other and were committed to deliver the best results together. People, where conflicts and disagreements were beneficial and important to achieve better results.