> “Remember teamwork begins by building trust." - Patrick Lencioni 

Bestselling author of _“The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,”_ “_The Advantage,”_ and 11 other books, Patrick Lencioni is a pillar of the organisational health movement.

Lencioni’s books have sold over 8 million copies, which, alongside his speaking and consulting work, have had an outsized impact on business culture, teamwork, and leadership around the world.

Prior to co-founding The Table Group in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase.

Short bio of Patrick Lencioni – Award-winning speaker on leadership and culture 

Both a business framework and the _New York Times_ bestselling book of that name, the five dysfunctions that can break a team apart are:

*   **Absence of Trust** - If the leader can't be vulnerable then the people on the team can't be expected to be vulnerable either
*   **Fear of Conflict** - Conflict around ideas and the pursuit of truth is a good thing on a team, but not inter-personal conflict
*   **Lack of Commitment** - Nobody will commit to a decision if they didn't passionately weigh into a discussion
*   **Avoidance of Accountability** - The best teams call somebody’s poor behaviour out in real time, and the leader sets the standard on this
*   **Inattention to Results** \- Everyone should be focused on the collective results of Team #1 - the organisation

Patrick Lencioni's Best Known Concepts: The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

The subject of a book by the same name, the Ideal Team Player helps organisations hire and promote the right people, and let go the wrong people. An ideal team player must have all of these 3 attributes:

·        **Humble** -they share credit and celebrate the team’s collective win

·        **Hungry** - they are motivated and diligent. They go above and beyond

·        **Smart** - they are emotionally intelligent and exercise great judgement

Patrick Lencioni's Best Known Concepts: The Ideal Team Player

A diagnostic tool and a book by this name, 6 Types of Working Genius reveals your “areas of working genius” – the types of tasks that bring you joy and energy. Most of us have two areas of working genius from this list\* below:

1.  **Wonder** - you see potential
2.  **Invention** - you see ideas
3.  **Discernment** - you assess ideas
4.  **Galvanizing** - you rally others to act on ideas
5.  **Enablement** - you help to bring ideas to life
6.  **Tenacity** - you push ideas to completion

\*Note, we’ve paraphrased The Table Group's descriptions.

Patrick Lencioni's Best Known Concepts: 6 Types of Working Genius 

*   _The 6 Types of Working Genius_
*   _The Motive_
*   _The Advantage_
*   _The Five Dysfunctions of a Team_
*   _The Ideal Team Player_
*   _The Truth About Employee Engagement_
*   _Getting Naked: A Business Fable_
*   _Death by Meeting_
*   _Overcoming The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide_
*   _The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive_
*   _Silos, Politics and Turf Wars_
*   _The Five Temptations of a CEO_
*   _The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family_

Patrick Lencioni's books 

[**6 TYPES OF WORKING GENIUS: NEW LEADERSHIP TOOL FROM PATRICK LENCIONI**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/6typesofworkinggenius/)

[**THE 5 DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM AND HOW THEY KILL YOUR CULTURE**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/fivedysfunctionsofateam/)

[**PAT LENCIONI'S TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO GROW STRONGER ORGANISATIONS**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/teambuilding/)

[**OVERVIEW: PATRICK LENCIONI 4 PILLARS OF HIGH PERFORMING WORKPLACE CULTURES**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/thoughtleaderpatricklencioni/)

[**PATRICK LENCIONI: WHAT DESTROYS TEAMS**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/patricklencionivideosteamdysfunction/)

[**GREAT IDEAS: THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM BY PATRICK LENCIONI {INTERVIEW}**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/GREATIDEASTheFiveDysfunctionsofaTeambyPatrickLencioni/)

[**PATRICK LENCIONI: THE ULTIMATE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/ultimatecompetitiveadvantagepatricklencioni/)

[**5 OF THE BEST BOOKS BY PATRICK LENCIONI**](https://thegrowthfaculty.com/articles/5ofthebestbooksbyPatrickLencioni/)

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