The Advantage
by Patrick Lencioni
Lencioni argues that organizational health, a cohesive team, clarity, over-communication and reinforcing systems, beats being smart. The book is a practical consolidation of his earlier fables into a straight framework, with meeting structures and the six critical questions every leadership team should answer the same way.
Read it if…
you lead or sit on a leadership team that is clever and quietly dysfunctional.
Skip it if…
you are not in a position to influence team norms; this is a book for whoever runs the meetings.
Three things you will actually use
- Build trust through vulnerability at the top first.
- Answer the six questions and repeat the answers constantly.
- Run different meetings for different purposes.
Do this first
Have your team answer the six critical questions separately, then compare the answers.
Our verdict
Lencioni's most complete and least gimmicky book; a strong operating manual for teams.
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