The Advantage

Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business

By: Patrick Lencioni

Narrated by: Patrick Lencioni

Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No, New York Times best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni, argues that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre ones has little to do with what they know and how smart they are and more to do with how healthy they are. In this book, Lencioni brings together his vast experience and many of the themes cultivated in his other best-selling books and delivers a first: a cohesive and comprehensive exploration of the unique advantage organizational health provides.

Simply put, an organization is healthy when it is whole, consistent and complete, when its management, operations and culture are unified. Healthy organizations outperform their counterparts, are free of politics and confusion and provide an environment where star performers never want to leave. Lencioni’s first non-fiction book provides leaders with a groundbreaking, approachable model for achieving organizational health - complete with stories, tips and anecdotes from his experiences consulting to some of the nation’s leading organizations. In this age of informational ubiquity and nano-second change, it is no longer enough to build a competitive advantage based on intelligence alone. The Advantage provides a foundational construct for conducting business in a new way - one that maximizes human potential and aligns the organization around a common set of principles.

©2012 Patrick Lencioni (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Good overall summation

I prefer Lencioni’s fable books. Easier for me to grasp the concepts in story form. This one was a little dry, great concepts just a little rough with getting through it.

Great concepts!

Well worth a listen and to embrace if you are a leader of my type of organization.

A different take on the usual leadership advice

Having read all of the leadership books by John Maxwell and others, this book gives actual practices that can be applied when you're working with your leadership team. Although I work in education, almost all of the recommendations in this book can be applied. This is one of my more favorite leadership books and I will listen to it over and over.

Insightful. Practical. Easy to understand.

Principles are universal. Applies to the non profit group I am part of as well and for profits which is the target audience.

Another Great Book by Lencioni!

Great book. gives simple strategies that can be immediately implemented by any organization and/or team. A must read for all coaches, managers and leaders!

Good compilation

If you could sum up The Advantage in three words, what would they be?

Lencioni pulls together his best work to provide an overview for the reader. It's interesting and helps one to be able to see the big picture. Good place to start if beginning work on an orgnaization.

Like it was written just for me!

Loved it! I found myself having Aha moment after Aha moment as the organization I work with is dealing with many of the issues highlighted in this book! I highly recommend it.

Clear

This was a great listen, a HUGE value add. I'm sure I'll listen again in a few weeks.

this book is so helpful on so many levels.

I'm glad that I have read the book and look forward to reading the book and sharing it with my colleagues.

Really a great book which made me to understand why the organisation health is more important than the smartness

What I liked in this book is this can be practiced in all types of organisations
I will recommend this books to all the Vice Presidents and presidents and CEOs and even to managing firectors