At The Table with Patrick Lencioni

Too often, we waste time scheduling meetings around conversations that could happen immediately.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy issue a challenge to our listeners.  

With the flexibility of remote work and the 'great resignation,' the war for talent has never been more brutal.  This week, the team discusses the importance of a strong culture in retaining good employees.  

This week, Pat and Cody tackle the elephant in the workplace and enter the danger around a topic that nobody wants to touch: vaccine mandates.  

For At the Table's 100th episode, Pat and Cody are back with an important reminder.  Go ahead, enter the danger.   As heard on today's episode: Take the Working Genius Assessment at workinggenius.com   Become a Certified Working Genius Facilitator at workinggenius.com/certification  

We typically prepare a topic before recording a new episode... this week we decided not to!  Tune in to hear Pat, Cody and Tracy 'freestyle' about organizational health.  

Holding our teammates accountable is almost never easy, even for the best leaders and the most healthy organizations.  On this week's episode, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss how to hold yourself accountable for holding others accountable.  

Retirement shouldn't be the end of work, it should be the beginning of doing what you want to be doing.  So why not "retire" now?

Are you excited to be back in the office?  This week, we discuss the reality of transition, and that even though returning to the office is a positive thing, it can still be difficult.  

So you want to fire someone... stop!  This week on the podcast, we discuss the steps that every manager, leader and employer should take before letting someone go.  

Healthy organizations are healing organizations.  But when things get messy or we miss the mark, how does your organization tend to respond?

Many of us are feeling signs of burnout and may be suffering from an addiction to adrenaline.  This week, Pat and Amy talk about the early signs of adrenaline addiction and how to reconnect with the real purpose of work.

Too many people go through life not knowing when they should leave a job. There are a lot of reasons to keep a job, and a few really good reasons to dust off your resume.

People tend to think of work in two phases, ideation and implementation.  In this special Working Genius crossover episode, we discuss the critical "middle" stage of work - activation.

Why do some teams succeed and some teams fail?  This week, the team identifies the best 4-letter word, and Tracy lets Pat and Cody talk about sports!

What are you working on today?  In this episode, Pat, Cody and Amy talk about the difference between mission and maintenance, and the importance of disruption in determining what's most important.  

How do you start your day?  This week, the team offers some practical personal advice related to stress and our morning routines.  

Over the past year, teams have been spending less and less time together.  In this week's episode, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the idea of a 'teamwork drought' and the importance of off-sites in building trust among teams.  

Most people and most companies waste a ton of time every day, and they've come to accept it.  This week, Pat and the team talk about why this is true, and how we can avoid it.  

Every meeting requires certain Geniuses.  This week, Pat, Tracy and Cody discuss the different types of meetings, and how to identify which Geniuses are appropriate and necessary.  

We often avoid saying things that need to be said because we're afraid of sounding like a jerk.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about the importance of having the courage to be a "little-j jerk."

Managing people is a fundamentally human endeavor, yet we tend to play it safe when it comes to building relationships.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the importance of accepting that risk.  

Last week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discussed the difficulty of transition.  In this week's episode, they're back to talk about the uncomfortable middle part of the transition model, the neutral zone, and how to navigate it.  

We don't hate change, we just struggle with transition.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the real reason why people are afraid of change.  

Everyone is in sales.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy offer four important pieces of practical advice around selling that anyone can apply to both their work and their life.  

Are we constrained by our titles and our job descriptions?  This week, Pat and Cody talk about how titles can actually create limitations when it comes to teamwork and innovation.