Patrick Lencioni
Patrick Lencioni is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, consultant and Founder and President of The Table Group, a firm dedicated to helping organizations become healthy. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. A pioneer in the organizational health movement, Pat’s ideas around leadership, teamwork and employee engagement have impacted organizations around the globe. He is the author of 11 books, which have sold over 6 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. In addition, he speaks to thousands of leaders each year at world class organizations and national conferences. Prior to founding his firm, Pat worked as a corporate executive for Sybase, Oracle and Bain & Company. He also served on the National Board of Directors for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America.
EXPERTISE
Patrick has written a dozen books that focus on how leaders can build teams and lead organizations.
Pat is the architect of organizational health, a concept that he calls "the last competitive advantage in business today."
He also gives talks on leadership, organizational change, teamwork and corporate culture.
He is best known as the author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, a popular business fable that explores work team dynamics and offers solutions to help teams perform better.
His leadership models serve a diverse base from Fortune 500 companies to professional sports organizations to churches.
BOOKS
The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable (1998)
The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable (2000)
The Five Dysfunctions of A Team. Jossey-Bass (2002)
Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business (2004)
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators (2005)
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors (2006)
The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery (2007)
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Pat's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Bloomberg Newsweek, and USA Today.