Building a strong team is both possible and remarkably simple. But is painfully difficult. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Team members need to learn to leverage one another, and that doesn't happen over a golf game or on a phone. It… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Success comes only for those groups that overcome the all-too-human behavioral tendencies that corrupt teams and breed dysfunctional politics within them. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Members of great teams confront each other when they see something that isn't serving the team. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Team members have to be focused on the collective good of the team. Too often, they focus their attention on their department,… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Great teams argue. Not in a mean-spirited or personal way, but they disagree when important decisions are made. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
As difficult as it is to build a team, it is not complicated. In fact, keeping it simple is critical, whether you… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
On great teams - the kind where people trust each other, engage in open conflict, and then commit to decisions - team… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
I know that any group of people can become a team if they do the right things, but I came to realize… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're going to have someone on your team who's just not comfortable with being open. You have to ask yourself, 'Is… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“First, we go figure out how to recognize a real team player, the kind of person who can easily build trust, engage… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
The vast majority of organizations today have more than enough intelligence, experience and knowledge to be successful. What they lack is organizational health. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Trust is the foundation of real teamwork (there is nothing touchy-feely about this). — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“There is something so powerful about a person who in one moment can be confident enough to confront a client about a sensitive personal… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“The idea is that your clients are looking for good suggestions, and they don’t mind sifting through some not-so-good ones as long as they’re… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Are your people uncomfortable during meetings and tired at the end? If not, they're probably not mixing it up enough and getting to the… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
An organization has integrity—is healthy—when it is whole, consistent, and complete, that is, when its management, operations, strategy, and culture fit together and make… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
I've become absolutely convinced that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre or unsuccessful ones has little, if anything, to do with what… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
If you don't know what your family stands for and what your life situation is, you're in trouble. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“First, we go figure out how to recognize a real team player, the kind of person who can easily build trust, engage in healthy… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
