At The Table with Patrick Lencioni

Other than television shows based on their unethical and disastrous decisions, what do the founders of Theranos, WeWork, and Uber have in common? This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the dangers of leading for the wrong reasons.

This week on At the Table, the team discusses the importance of expressing appropriate emotion at work.

When it comes to burnout, it's not the amount of work, it's the type of work. This week, the team talks about the nature of our jobs, and how to do more of what gives us energy and joy.

Productivity is an art, not a science.

It was Mike Tyson who said "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." This week, the team discusses flexibility and the importance of identifying and working towards a 'true north' over adhering to the details of a plan.

We might not think of gaslighting as something that happens in the workplace, but it does... and it sucks. When leaders are unwilling to be vulnerable, and team members are unable to admit their mistakes, it can lead to behaviors like gaslighting that undermine culture and poison organizations.

Product leadership, customer intimacy, operational excellence. Every organization needs to pick one of these three values to be the best at in their industry. This week, Pat and Cody discuss Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema's, 'The Discipline of Market Leaders'.

As a leader, it's tempting to try and make sure everyone in your organization likes you and approves of you. However, good leaders know that this simply can't happen, and that's okay.

Many organizations are struggling to get their people back in the office. It's tempting to see this as a reflection of their employees' character, but what does this really say about the environment that these organizations have created? The unwillingness to return to in-person work is not a result of entitlement, but rather a lack of engagement.

We talk about organizational health every week. In this episode, Pat and Cody share their thoughts on being sick.

It's been a year and a half since we first encouraged you to plant your tree. This week, Cody brings us back to one of our favorite episodes and offers a fresh perspective on a topic that, we believe, remains just as relevant 18 months later.

If promoting a high-performing member of your sales team means losing your best salesperson and gaining an average sales manager, why do we continue to rely so heavily on these metrics? This week, Pat and Cody discuss the mistakes that many organizations make when promoting and choosing their managers.

How do I kindly hold someone accountable? How do I influence my boss? Is there such thing as too much conflict? This week on the podcast, we decided to have Pat and Cody field some of the most frequently asked questions related to organizational health, live!

Everyone remembers their first day on the job. This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about the mistakes that most companies make when onboarding, and why it's so important to communicate (and recommunicate) the 'why' to your employees.

Donkeys, unicorns, Theranos and a Panamanian fisherman.

Many Hall of Fame athletes were overlooked at the beginning of their careers until someone gave them the chance to shine. This week, the team takes a look at how organizations evaluate talent, and encourages you to answer the question, "Who is Your Sleeper?"

During this Christmas season, Pat, Cody and Tracy want to remind you about the importance of genuine appreciation and gratitude for those who make our jobs, and our lives, easier.

In the war for talent, the best defense isn't money. This week, Pat and Cody discuss employee retention through employee engagement, and three easy ways to create an environment that nobody wants to leave.

It's never been easier to get away with doing less. This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss why we need to avoid falling into the trap of mediocrity.

This week, Pat and Cody discuss their own recent experiences with virtual leadership: the positive, the negative, and the unexpected.

This week's episode comes from the Working Genius Podcast where, last week, we debriefed some assessment results live! Our friends Tom and Rosylyn, who own a local business, sit down with Pat and Cody to discuss how their Geniuses show up in both their marriage and their work.

Too often, we waste time scheduling meetings around conversations that could happen immediately. This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy issue a challenge to our listeners.

With the flexibility of remote work and the 'great resignation,' the war for talent has never been more brutal. This week, the team discusses the importance of a strong culture in retaining good employees.

This week, Pat and Cody tackle the elephant in the workplace and enter the danger around a topic that nobody wants to touch: vaccine mandates.

For At the Table's 100th episode, Pat and Cody are back with an important reminder. Go ahead, enter the danger. As heard on today's episode: Take the Working Genius Assessment at workinggenius.com Become a Certified Working Genius Facilitator at workinggenius.com/certification

We typically prepare a topic before recording a new episode... this week we decided not to! Tune in to hear Pat, Cody and Tracy 'freestyle' about organizational health.

Holding our teammates accountable is almost never easy, even for the best leaders and the most healthy organizations. On this week's episode, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss how to hold yourself accountable for holding others accountable.

Retirement shouldn't be the end of work, it should be the beginning of doing what you want to be doing. So why not "retire" now?

Are you excited to be back in the office? This week, we discuss the reality of transition, and that even though returning to the office is a positive thing, it can still be difficult.

So you want to fire someone... stop! This week on the podcast, we discuss the steps that every manager, leader and employer should take before letting someone go.

Healthy organizations are healing organizations. But when things get messy or we miss the mark, how does your organization tend to respond?

Many of us are feeling signs of burnout and may be suffering from an addiction to adrenaline. This week, Pat and Amy talk about the early signs of adrenaline addiction and how to reconnect with the real purpose of work.

Too many people go through life not knowing when they should leave a job. There are a lot of reasons to keep a job, and a few really good reasons to dust off your resume.

People tend to think of work in two phases, ideation and implementation. In this special Working Genius crossover episode, we discuss the critical "middle" stage of work - activation.

Why do some teams succeed and some teams fail? This week, the team identifies the best 4-letter word, and Tracy lets Pat and Cody talk about sports!

What are you working on today? In this episode, Pat, Cody and Amy talk about the difference between mission and maintenance, and the importance of disruption in determining what's most important.

How do you start your day? This week, the team offers some practical personal advice related to stress and our morning routines.

Over the past year, teams have been spending less and less time together. In this week's episode, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the idea of a 'teamwork drought' and the importance of off-sites in building trust among teams.

Most people and most companies waste a ton of time every day, and they've come to accept it. This week, Pat and the team talk about why this is true, and how we can avoid it.

Every meeting requires certain Geniuses. This week, Pat, Tracy and Cody discuss the different types of meetings, and how to identify which Geniuses are appropriate and necessary.

We often avoid saying things that need to be said because we're afraid of sounding like a jerk. This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about the importance of having the courage to be a "little-j jerk."

Managing people is a fundamentally human endeavor, yet we tend to play it safe when it comes to building relationships. This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the importance of accepting that risk.

Last week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discussed the difficulty of transition. In this week's episode, they're back to talk about the uncomfortable middle part of the transition model, the neutral zone, and how to navigate it.

We don't hate change, we just struggle with transition. This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the real reason why people are afraid of change.

Everyone is in sales. This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy offer four important pieces of practical advice around selling that anyone can apply to both their work and their life.

Are we constrained by our titles and our job descriptions? This week, Pat and Cody talk about how titles can actually create limitations when it comes to teamwork and innovation.

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.