Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive
In his book of this title, Patrick Lencioni identifies four disciplines at the heart of making any organization world class. This is his outline of the four disciples. The book is impactful, to the point and well worth the short amount of time it takes to read it.
1. Build and Maintain a Cohesive Leadership Team
Cohesive teams build trust, eliminate politics and increase efficiency by …
Knowing one another’s unique strengths and weaknesses
Openly engaging in constructive ideological conflict
Holding one another accountable for behaviors and actions
Committing to group decisions
2. Create Organizational Clarity
A healthy organization minimizes the potential for confusion by clarifying …
Why the organization exists
Which behavioral values are fundamental
What specific business it is in
Who its competitors are
How it is unique
What it plans to achieve
Who is responsible for what
3. Over-communicate Organizational Clarity
Healthy organizations align their employees around organizational clarity by communicating key messages through …
Repetition
Simplicity
Multiple mediums
Cascading messages
4. Reinforce Organizational Clarity Through Human Systems
Organizations sustain their health by ensuring consistency in …
Hiring
Managing performance
Rewards and recognition
Employee dismissal