At The Table with Patrick Lencioni

Most organizations value being efficient over being effective, and at a certain point, efficiency gets in the way of effectiveness.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about wasting time to save time.  

One hour coaching hack: how your team can give and receive invaluable coaching feedback in less than an hour.  Tune in to this week's episode to hear Pat, Cody and Tracy share some of their own feedback that has helped them grow in their work and life.  

Over the years, Pat has come up with plenty of useful models that help facilitate teamwork, including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, the Ideal Team Player, and The Six Types of Working Genius.  We recently figured out how all of these models fit together.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy explain the new framework for building a successful team.  

How does a team reach the next level of vulnerability?  This week, Amy joins Pat and Cody to discuss the difficult task of going deeper, and why most people tend to avoid it.  

You know what your Geniuses are and their implications for your team.  However, the Working Genius model extends further than just the workplace.  This week, Pat and Cody talk about how to better understand your Geniuses in the context of your family and relationships.  

For most organizations, slowing down is difficult.  It feels wrong even though it's necessary.  This week, Pat and Cody talk about how important it is for companies to slow down and take a step back, especially during times when they're moving fast.  

There are things we do that only others notice, but we tend to shy away from helping each other understand them.  This week, Pat and the gang discuss how important it is to address each others' blind spots.  

After almost nine months of virtual work, it's finally time to answer the question: Can we be as productive working from home as we are at the office and in person?  Join Pat, Cody and Chris this week as they discuss whether or not 'the new normal' is sustainable.  

Why do small companies matter, and why should we care if they go out of business?  In addition to the fact that the majority of people work for small companies, they're also more innovative, scrappy, and meritocratic than bigger ones.  Join Pat, Cody and Tracy this week as they talk about why small companies are so important.  

As we take time off for the holidays, many of us try to forget about work as if that is a prerequisite for enjoying our vacation.  The real question is: How we can integrate our work into our time off?  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about how and why to share what you do for work with friends and family.  

Everybody works for a reason, but is it the right reason?  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about why having a meaningful purpose for your work matters, and how to reshape it.   

Being a hero at work looks a little different than the heroes we see in movies.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about why we tend not to recognize heroics within our organizations.  

What do your geniuses mean to your team?  What to do if your team is lacking in an area, and how to get more out of your team's assessment results.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy dive deeper into the Six Types of Working Genius.  

What is your genius?  This week, Pat talks with Cody and Tracy about his newest model, the Six Types of Working Genius.  We've never seen Cody this excited!  

Only scrappy companies survive and thrive.  This week, Pat and Cody talk about the necessity of this quality for any successful business.

No matter what position or industry, everyone is in the business of pain relief.  Join Pat and Cody as they discuss the importance of connecting your job to the people you serve.   Register for Pat's FREE virtual speech on the Six Types of Working Genius here: https://events.tablegroup.com/six-working-genius/?utm_source=podcast

Are we supposed to have friends at work? Why do we refuse to embrace the people we spend the majority of our day with? Pat and the team discuss work and friendship on this week’s episode.

A great way to run a country, a bad way to run a business.  Pat and Cody discuss the problems with trying to manage an organization as a pure democracy.  

Pat, Cody and Chris talk about how every leader needs to perform their duties as 'Chief Reminding Officer' in order to create clarity on their teams, and why we tend to avoid that responsibility so frequently.  

Pat, Cody and Tracy explore the benefits of sitting in silence and organizing your thoughts.  Why leaders and employees tend to avoid distraction-free time.  

Pat and Cody design the world's worst job.

Office politics are destroying your culture.  The team discusses the importance of saying what you mean and doing what you say.  

Amy joins to talk about money, merit, and meritocracies in the workplace.  And what employees are really looking for in their job.  

The team discusses the importance of interpersonal courage and the consequences of being a cowardly manager.  

Pat and team take on one of their most important topics yet - humility.