The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
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Summary
In this stunning follow-up to his best-selling book, The Five Temptations of a CEO, Patrick Lencioni offers up another leadership fable that's every bit as compelling and illuminating as its predecessor. This time, Lencioni's focus is on a leader's crucial role in building a healthy organization--an often overlooked but essential element of business life that is the linchpin of sustained success. Readers are treated to a story of corporate intrigue as the frustrated head of one consulting firm faces a leadership challenge so great that it threatens to topple his company, his career, and everything he holds true about leadership itself. In the story's telling, Lencioni helps his readers understand the disarming simplicity and power of creating organizational health, and reveals four key disciplines that they can follow to achieve it.
The four obsessions in "The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable" are as follows:
1. Developing and sustaining a strong leadership team
2. Establishing organizational clarity and strategy
3. Effectively communicating organizational clarity
4. Reinforcing organizational clarity through human systems
The first half of the book presents these four obsessions through a corporate story. It primarily focuses on a young man who joins a well-known fictional corporation with a robust work culture that he struggles to align with. Eventually, he decides to leave and join their competitor, feeling a bit guilty about sharing insider information.
What sets this narrative apart from others in the corporate genre is its realistic depiction of the flaws in the strategy. It highlights the importance of employee buy-in and willingness to conform to the desired culture, as these principles alone won't guarantee a successful and thriving business.
Overall, this book provides a concise and practical demonstration of effective principles and their application.
Lencioni does it again with "The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable." As a fan of this author, I am always impressed by how he manages to present insightful and powerful leadership principles in the form of a captivating story. It's safe to say that Lencioni's delivery of these principles continues to resonate with me.
This book is a gem for entrepreneurs - relevant, practical, and immensely valuable. It offers actionable insights that I really appreciated. Thank you. And seriously, why do I need to write 15 words?
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