This chapter emphasizes the importance of specialization and focus within organizations, highlighting the need to hire people with specific talents. It discusses the burden on CEOs to be everything to everyone and the danger of affirming everyone and everything. The chapter also explores the concept of companies standing up for certain beliefs and the potential problems it can pose.
Patrick Lencioni is the co-founder and President of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, including The Five Dysfunctions of A Team, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Motive. His books have sold over 8 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase.
Pat joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his leadership journey, how he developed the organizational health movement, keys to effective and ineffective leadership and cultures, and much more.
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