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

— Patrick Lencioni

I have yet to meet members of a leadership team who I thought lacked the intelligence or the domain expertise required to be successful. I've met many, however, who failed to foster organizational health. Their companies were riddled with politics, various forms of dysfunction, and general confusion about their direction and mission.

— Patrick Lencioni

Like a good marriage, trust on a team is never complete; it must be maintained over time

— Patrick Lencioni

No quality or characteristic is more important than trust

— Patrick Lencioni

On great teams - the kind where people trust each other, engage in open conflict, and then commit to decisions - team members have the courage and confidence to confront one another when they see something that isn't serving the team.

— Patrick Lencioni

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

— Patrick Lencioni

Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.

— Patrick Lencioni

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

— 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

Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.

— Patrick Lencioni