Patrick Lencioni

"Trying to design the perfect plan is the perfect recipe for disappointment."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Fix the culture, or the culture will fix your organization—for the worse."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Ego is the ultimate killer on a team."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Not finance, not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and rare."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they’re doing it because they care about the team."

- Patrick Lencioni

"A team is not a group of people working together. It is a group of people working entirely towards a shared goal."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability."

- Patrick Lencioni

""Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.""

- Patrick Lencioni

"Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare."

- Patrick Lencioni

"If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Not finance, not a strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and rare."

- Patrick Lencioni

""Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.""

- Patrick Lencioni

"Failing to hold someone accountable is ultimately an act of selfishness."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence."

- Patrick Lencioni

"You are only as good as the commitments you make and keep."

- Patrick Lencioni

"Don’t let your company’s culture happen by accident."

- Patrick Lencioni