Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation for trust.

- Patrick Lencioni

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their c…

- Patrick Lencioni

Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persist…

- Patrick Lencioni

Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.

- Patrick Lencioni

Members of trusting teams admit weaknesses and mistakes, take risks in offering feedback and assistance, and focus time and energy on important issue…

- Patrick Lencioni

A functional team must make the collective results of the group more important to each individual than individual members' goals.

- Patrick Lencioni

Organizational health is the single greatest competitive advantage in any business.

- Patrick Lencioni

The impact of organizational health goes far beyond the walls of a company, extending to customers and vendors, even to spouses and children. It send…

- Patrick Lencioni

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

- Patrick Lencioni