At The Table with Patrick Lencioni

Which bubbles are you a part of?  This week, Pat and the team discuss the existence and implications of 'bubbles' as they relate to industries, expertise, and technology.     Register for Industry Webinars: https://tinyurl.com/IndustryWebinars   To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   Related Episodes: https://tinyurl.com/PatronSaintoftheIgnorant  

Please don't actually smell your customers.  This week, Pat, Cody, and Beau discuss why being in close proximity to customers and clients is necessary if we want our products and services to hit the mark.   The Working Genius Assessment for Students: https://www.workinggenius.com/students   To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

The concepts of trust and conflict in the workplace are still just as simple as they were two decades ago.  This week, Pat and the team discuss their thoughts on 'psychological safety'.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   This week's unpaid ad: https://turo.com/    

'Eavesdropping' is a part of our organization's culture, and it helps our team stay on the same page.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the merits of having strategic conversations within earshot of your colleagues and giving others the opportunity to clue in to the content of your meetings.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   This week's unpaid ad - LOGE Camps: https://www.logecamps.com/home   Related Episodes: 167. The Never-Ending Meeting: https://www.tablegroup.com/167-the-never-ending-meeting/ 191. When Gossip is Good: https://www.tablegroup.com/191-when-gossip-is-good/

Strategic mistakes are not the root cause of business failure - they're a downstream symptom of organizational dysfunction.  This week, Pat and the team conduct a forensic analysis of businesses successes and failures including Ford, United Airlines, and Hertz.     Hertz CEO Resigns After Big Bet on EVs Fails to Pay Off: https://tinyurl.com/HertzCEOResigns   To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

For most of us, virtual meetings are now a regular part of our workday.  This week, Pat and the team take a forensic look at video conferencing and discuss some simple recommendations for improving our approach to virtual meetings.     Summary Article - 8 Limitations and 4 Recommendations:  orghealthhub.com/zoomarticle   To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

What's it like leading a large organization, and how is it different if that organization is a church? This week, Pat and Cody are excited to be joined by good friend and special guest host Craig Groeschel.  Craig is the founder and pastor of Life Church, the host of The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, and the bestselling author of many books related to leadership, faith, and everything in between.     Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/CGroeschelLeadershipPodcast   Craig's Newest Book, Think Ahead: https://www.craiggroeschel.com/books/think-ahead   Life Church: https://www.life.church/    

Batman needs Robin, and the same sentiment is true in all types of organizations.  This week, the team talks about the importance of the second in command, both in their relationship to the leader and to the success of the team.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   NFL Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-are-you-ready-for-some-football/id1474171732?i=1000625628299   To listen to the 3-Minute Reset: https://3minutereset.org/

Implementing strategy requires difficult decisions.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the importance of strategic anchors, and the type of courage that leaders must have in order to make sure their employees are rowing in the same direction.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   To listen to the 3-Minute Reset: https://3minutereset.org/

Juggling too many things is dangerous, especially as a leader.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the importance of simplicity as it relates to our priorities and how we spend our time.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   The 49ers may have lost, but you can still use code TEAM25 until Wednesday, Feb 14 at midnight PT to earn 25% off all assessment purchases! Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/ 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment: https://www.tablegroup.com/topics-and-resources/teamwork-5-dysfunctions/#5dAssessment   Unpaid ad: Lantern-style flashlights

Every experience we have is either an asset or a liability.  This week, the team discusses survival and the importance of how we choose to deal with failure.     The 49ers may have lost, but you can still use code TEAM25 until Wednesday, Feb 14 at midnight PT to earn 25% off all assessment purchases! Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/ 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment: https://www.tablegroup.com/topics-and-resources/teamwork-5-dysfunctions/#5dAssessment   To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   Unpaid ad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouton

It's always important to be intentional about the way we behave and apply our talents at work.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy make distinctions between virtues and values.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

It's one of the most important qualities of high-performing teams and the people that make them up.  This week, Pat and the team talk about what it means to be scrappy.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   This week's unpaid ad: https://areyougame.com/products/ggc3009-the-game-of-fuzzy-logic  

Hit the reset button.  This week, Pat and the team discuss a simple way to reinforce clarity on a team.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

How do you influence a team when you're not the leader?  This week, Pat, Cody, Tracy and Beau discuss org health and managing up.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   This week's unpaid ad: https://www.nissinfoods.com/product/top-ramen/top-ramen-chicken/

We may not be experts in the field of technology, but we do understand humans.  This week, Pat, Cody and Beau share their thoughts about the rise of artificial intelligence.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   To listen to the 3-Minute Reset: https://tinyurl.com/3minutereset

Being positive all the time isn't necessarily a good thing.  This week, the team talks about the importance of being genuine and the danger of artificial praise.     To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   To subscribe to the 3-Minute Reset: https://tinyurl.com/3minutereset

Being 'normal' is rarer than you think.  This week, the team talks about some recent experiences as customers, and why mastering the fundamentals of running a business, managing your employees, and serving your clients is actually what makes an organization stand out.     This week's unpaid ad - The Normal Brand: http://tinyurl.com/unpaidnormalbrand   To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast    

What is the best way to provide feedback and evaluate performance?  This week, Pat, Cody, Tracy and Beau discuss the problems with 360 degree feedback and provide some effective alternatives that increase trust on a team rather than damaging it.     Team effectiveness article: https://tinyurl.com/teameffectivenessarticle   Team effectiveness exercise pdf: https://tinyurl.com/teameffectivenessexercisepdf   Check out the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment: https://tinyurl.com/ttgteamassessment   Listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   This week's unpaid ad: https://tinyurl.com/EmberMugs        

Multitasking sucks.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss switching costs, corporate attention deficit, and the problems with what we consider to be 'multitasking'.   To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast   To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/