At The Table with Patrick Lencioni

Pat, leader and host of the Working Genius Podcast, discusses the importance of employee engagement and simple ways to create the right environment for your team. They emphasize the significance of treating employees well, getting to know them personally, and helping them feel relevant in their work. Plus, they announce a free live webinar on improving meetings.

The podcast discusses the importance of protecting a company's culture, staying true to organizational values, and avoiding assimilation to other companies. It also explores the conflict between financial gain and true desire, highlights the significance of physical presence in maintaining a strong company culture, and ends with a lighthearted discussion about fast food desserts and the Oxford comma.

Exploring the concept of extending the company's moat beyond its physical boundaries and valuing external vendors and partners. Building strong relationships and creating connection with contractors and partners. The importance of freedom, expanding networks, and maintaining boundaries. The significance of generosity in business relationships and promoting a mindset of independence. Emphasizing inclusivity in the company and a recommendation for The Red Zone football show.

Exploring the implications and forms of manipulation in the workplace, including lying and flattery. The importance of trust and addressing manipulative behaviors. Discussing psychological abuse tactics like love bombing and gaslighting in relationships. Embracing vulnerability and imperfection in teams for a positive work environment. Lighthearted debate on documentaries with a recommendation.

This week, the team explores the benefits and pitfalls of workplace gossip. They highlight the importance of gaining perspective, discuss the dual nature of gossip, and emphasize the impact of trust in the workplace. Additionally, they have a fun controversy over the Oxford comma and share an unsolicited ad for a nose hair trimmer.

In this special episode, the hosts discuss their framework for predicting NFL team success based on leadership. They analyze leadership in football teams, the importance of credible players and emotionally invested leaders, and the dynamic between coaches and quarterbacks. They explore the significance of galvanizers within teams and the concept of pot commitment. They also discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers' potential to exceed expectations, similarities between football and business, and using data points to evaluate success.

The podcast discusses the negative impact of boring meetings and ways to improve them. They explore creating engaging meetings with clear objectives and the importance of conflict and feedback. They also highlight the significance of authenticity in meetings. A lighthearted discussion about nerdy interests and the use of the Oxford comma is included.

The podcast discusses the importance of wisdom, humility, and courage in leadership. It explores the definition and types of courage, emphasizes the need for leaders to filter through information, and delves into the relationship between humility and courage. It also provides suggestions for leaders to improve through self-assessment and coaching.

Jon Gordon, author of The One Truth, joins the hosts to discuss the humanity of managers and the importance of humility in managing others. They explore the concept of humble leadership and the balancing act of leader authority and humility. They also emphasize the significance of conflict in decision-making and the importance of communication and grace in leadership.

Positive change - both organizationally and personally - comes with plenty of difficult times, yet we often convince ourselves that these seasons don't need to exist.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the necessity of negative periods and how we can approach them mindfully instead of trying to avoid them.     To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/   To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: tinyurl.com/workinggeniuspodcast