242 Quotes by Patrick Lencioni

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    Members of trusting teams accept questions and input about their areas or responsibility, appreciate and tap into one another’s skills and experiences, and look forward to meetings and other opportunities to work as a group.

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    Teams have to eliminate ambiguity and interpretation when it comes to success.

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    People who don’t like conflict have an amazing ability to avoid it, even when they know it’s theoretically necessary.

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    Great teams make clear and timely decisions and move forward with complete buy-in from every member of the team, even those who voted against the decision. They leave meetings confident that no one on the team is quietly harboring doubts about whether to support the actions agreed on.

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    People will walk through fire for a leader that’s true and human.

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    A fractured team is just like a broken arm or leg; fixing it is always painful, and sometimes you have to rebreak it to make it heal correctly. And the rebreak hurts a lot more than the initial break, because you have to do it on purpose P.37.

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    The vast majority of organizations today have more than enough intelligence, experience and knowledge to be successful. What they lack is organizational health.

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    Clare offered a half-hearted suggestion. “Well, there are coaches I know who do one-on-one counseling.” Bobby shook his head. “No, that doesn’t usually work. It takes months and only isolates people. It seems like most of them just use it to prepare for their next job.

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