Book description
There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than
any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter
employees? No,
New York Times
best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni, argues that the seminal
difference between successful companies and mediocre ones has little to
do with what they know and how smart they are and more to do with how
healthy they are. In this book, Lencioni brings together his vast
experience and many of the themes cultivated in his other best-selling
books and delivers a first: a cohesive and comprehensive exploration of
the unique advantage organizational health provides.
Simply put, an
organization is healthy when it is whole, consistent and complete,
when its management, operations and culture are unified. Healthy
organizations outperform their counterparts, are free of politics and
confusion and provide an environment where star performers never want
to leave. Lencioni's first non-fiction book provides leaders with a
groundbreaking, approachable model for achieving organizational
health-complete with stories, tips and anecdotes from his experiences
consulting to some of the nation's leading organizations. In this age
of informational ubiquity and nano-second change, it is no longer
enough to build a competitive advantage based on intelligence alone.
The Advantage provides a foundational construct for conducting
business in a new way-one that maximizes human potential and aligns
the organization around a common set of principles.
Patrick M. Lencioni is founder and president of
The Table Group, a management consulting firm specializing in
organizational health and executive team development. As a consultant
and keynote speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives
in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to
start-ups and nonprofits. Lencioni is the author of nine business
books with over three million copies sold worldwide.
He lives in
the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and four boys.
