#lencioni

The Motive is one of the most relevant books on leadership I have read lately. We are all looking for authentic leadership, and Lencioni provides a way to deliver that kind of leadership to the world. Genuine and caring leadership is within reach, but those who aspire to lead must ask themselves if they desire leadership for the right reasons. If our motives to lead are selfish, and we only seek to reward ourselves, we will fall short of giving exemplary leadership to those in our care. However, if we learn that leadership is a service to others, we may be able to provide the type of leadership the world so desperately needs.

Moving Forward vs. "Going Back" in this new season of work.

Going back – there are articles ad nauseam about “returning to work” or “how to return to work”. I do not mean to demean them at all and they are well-intended by people offering some great advice. I just prefer to think of it in a different manner.

I prefer to think of it as moving forward to a more effective way of working. This has been a hard time, but some of the best lessons are learned…

“At the most fundamental level, there are only two motives that drive people to become a leader. First, they want to serve others, to do whatever is necessary to bring about something good for the people they lead. They understand that sacrifice and suffering are inevitable in this pursuit and that serving others is the only valid motivation for leadership. This is why it annoys me when people…

Get Rid Of Dynamic Teams: The Premise

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

The use of teams to deliver business value are at the core of most business models.  In matrix organizations teams are generally viewed as mutable, being formed and reformed from specialty labor pools to meet specific contexts. Teams can be customized to address emerging needs or critical problems and then fade away gracefully.  Examples of these kinds of teams include…

Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni: Re-Read Week 15, Final Thoughts

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Over the past 14 weeks, we completed a re-read of  The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass, Copyright 2002, 33rd printing).  The book lays out a hierarchal model of the dysfunctions that can plague a team or organization. For me, there are three main takeaways.  The first is the model of the five dysfunctions. They are:

Dysfunction 1: Absence…

Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni: Re-Read Week 14, A Final Model Overview

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

It is nearly 2017!  Today we complete the re-read portion of the Re-Read Saturday for The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass, Copyright 2002, 33rd printing).  This installment covers the section titled Understanding and Overcoming The Five Dysfunctions. This section is the most hands-on portion of the book and I suggest spending time with the…

Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni: Re-Read Week 12

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

In this week’s re-read of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass, Copyright 2002, 33rd printing), we address section four with the sections titled The Harvest, Gut Check, and The March.  These three sections complete and sum up The Fable.  I am planning three more weeks on this book.   (more…)