Patrick Lencioni

Anyone who knows me understands that among the books I’ve written, one of my favorites is The Truth About Employee Engagement. My affinity for this book is the simplicity and efficacy of its message: employees only need three things from their managers to love their work. ...Read More

As young people graduate from college during this time of year, there is no shortage of advice being given to them by everyone from commencement speakers and social commentators to professors and parents. Some of that advice will be profound and life-changing, while some will feel generic and...Read More

Leaders in business have always looked to the world of sports for analogies and examples of teamwork.  I’ve done the same in my consulting practice, and for that matter, as a parent.  There is something simple and clean about sports...Read More

I was thinking about the different ways that people tend to evaluate leaders, and how those ways often correspond to different parts of speech.  As it turns out, the evaluation of a leader will vary greatly based on whether it is based on adjectives, adverbs or verbs.  What follows is my...Read More

To be a successful leader, one has to love what it entails. Unfortunately, society has glamorized leadership more than is warranted, leaving far too many people with the dream of being a CEO or a school principal or a...Read More