Book description
A bestselling author and business guru tells how to improve your job
satisfaction and performance.
In his sixth fable, bestselling author Patrick Lencioni takes on a
topic that almost everyone can relate to: the causes of a miserable
job. Millions of workers, even those who have carefully chosen careers
based on true passions and interests, dread going to work, suffering
each day as they trudge to jobs that make them cynical, weary, and
frustrated. It is a simple fact of business life that any job, from
investment banker to dishwasher, can become miserable. Through the
story of a CEO turned pizzeria manager, Lencioni reveals the three
elements that make work miserable -- irrelevance, immeasurability, and
anonymity -- and gives managers and their employees the keys to make
any job more fulfilling.
As with all of Lencioni?s books, this one is filled with actionable
advice you can put into effect immediately. In addition to the fable,
the book includes a detailed model examining the three signs of job
misery and how they can be remedied. It covers the benefits of
managing for job fulfillment within organizations -- increased
productivity, greater retention, and competitive advantage -- and
offers examples of how managers can use the applications in the book
to deal with specific jobs and situations.
Patrick Lencioni (San Francisco, CA) is President of The Table Group,
a management consulting firm specializing in executive team
development and organizational health. As a consultant and keynote
speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives and
executive teams in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to
high-tech startups to universities and nonprofits. His clients include
AT&T, Bechtel, Boeing, Cisco, Sam?s Club, Microsoft, Mitsubishi,
Allstate, Visa, FedEx, New York Life, Sprint, Novell, Sybase, The
Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.
Lencioni is the author of six bestselling books, including The Five
Dysfunctions of a Team. He previously worked for Oracle, Sybase, and
the management consulting firm Bain & Company.
Patrick M. Lencioni is founder and president of
The Table Group, a management consulting firm specializing in
executive team development and organizational health. As a consultant
and keynote speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives
in organizations ranging from Fortune 500s and high-tech start-ups to
universities and nonprofits. He is the author of six nationally
recognized books, including the New York Times best-seller
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.
