Trust is the foundation of real teamwork (there is nothing touchy-feely about this). — 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
Members of trusting teams accept questions and input about their areas or responsibility, appreciate and tap into one another's skills and experiences,… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
On a team, trust is all about vulnerability, which is difficult for most people. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Without trust, the most essential element of innovation - conflict - becomes impossible. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Trust is the confidence among team members that their peers' intentions are good, and that there is no reason to be protective… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“By demonstrating generosity and trust, you drastically increase the likelihood of making them a client, not to mention proving to them that… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team. — 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
Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
You have to build trust among team members so that people feel free to admit what they don't know, make mistakes, ask… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Trust is the confidence among team members that their peers' intentions are good, and that there is no reason to be protective… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“Because when a team recovers from an incident of destructive conflict, it builds confidence that it can survive such an event, which… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Like a good marriage, trust on a team is never complete; it must be maintained over time. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Achieving vulnerability-based trust (where team members have overcome their need for invulnerability) is difficult because in the course of career advancement and… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Members of trusting teams admit weaknesses and mistakes, take risks in offering feedback and assistance, and focus time and energy on important… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
Employees who can't trust their leader to be vulnerable are not going to be vulnerable and build trust with one another. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“It’s all about standing there naked in front of the client. It’s about building trust. And in the end, that means the… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“I am going to be pretty intolerant of behavior that demonstrates an absence of trust, or a focus on individual ego. I… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer. — 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
