teamwork is not a virtue, but rather a choice. It's a strategic decision and an intentional one, which means that it's not for everyone. - Patrick Lencioni

It is ironic that so many people avoid conflict in the name of efficiency, because healthy conflict is actually a time saver.

last frontier of competitive advantage will be the transformation of unhealthy organizations into healthy ones,

Avoiding the issues that merit debate and disagreement not only makes the meeting boring, it guarantees that the issues won't be resolved. And this is a recipe for frustration. Ironically, that frustration often manifests itself later in the form of unproductive personal conflict, or politics.