The Advantage

The Advantage lays out a compelling case that if an organization has strong organizational health it is well placed to succeed in its goals and in its industry.

Good organizational health embraces great teamwork, clear and consistent company culture and goals, and how to have effective meetings. Lencioni brings together many pragmatic and practical perspectives through many years of working with executive teams.

The key element for me is his articulation of the ‘five dysfunctions of teams’ and then how to address these. That one chart has been pivotal to my facilitation of many challenging executive discussions with clients, particularly… show more.

You probably know Lencioni from his book The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team.  

This book is a bit different because it is not a parable. He lays out his premise using 4 Disciplines and 6 Questions. He makes an incredible argument that organizational health is the competitive advantage.

The opening to his book starts with, "The single greatest advantage any company can achieve is organizational health. Yet it is ignored by most leaders even though it is simple, free, and available to everyone who wants it."

The Advantage was one of the first books that really caught my attention on how to grow a business for sustainability and long-term success. 

Patrick with his unique way of teaching shows us how we spend too much time on the smart side of business, like 90%. This includes financials, strategy, marketing, etc. However, on the people side, the hardest side to manage, we spend very little time because it is hard and complex.

He had me completely when he pointed out that in the future, your culture will be the only distinctive advantage you can have for the long… show more.