The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business
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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。
Reviews
Rahat Ahmed
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Read this on suggestion of our new director at work。 This review doesn't really reflect them， they're incredibly qualified。Why do business books have to be written for babies？ Extremely 8th grade writing level here。My fundamental annoyance with this is that it was written for "leaders"。 It completely ignores the workers underneath them that are forced to follow what they decide。 There's an assumption that the hierarchical， top-down leadership structure is inherently the best way to run an organi Read this on suggestion of our new director at work。 This review doesn't really reflect them， they're incredibly qualified。Why do business books have to be written for babies？ Extremely 8th grade writing level here。My fundamental annoyance with this is that it was written for "leaders"。 It completely ignores the workers underneath them that are forced to follow what they decide。 There's an assumption that the hierarchical， top-down leadership structure is inherently the best way to run an organization。 I simply disagree。Lencioni preemptively distances his theory from the bad reputation that business team building exercises already have， but I'm not convinced it's much better。 In general， the concept of deciding on your company values and getting alignment with leadership sounds like common sense。 I don't think the book offers anything beyond that common sense。The other thing that irks me: Lencioni abstains from making any judgement on whether any chosen core value is good or not。 But IMO there are certainly companies that should not exist， and it follows that there are harmful or misguided values that such companies may align with。 Giving leadership free reign to decide these values without consulting the employees that have to actually live with the consequences of those values feels wrong。 。。。more
Elena
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Better than the off-putting name suggests， put off reading because of the name actually。 *Is* the great complement to "Five Dysfunctions"， which is what it said it was。 Nice。 It nice to have the things said in this book out loud。 Well done sir。 As others have said the checklists are great。 Will be using them for sure。 "Trust， Conflict， Commitment， Accountability， Results" already committed to memory。 There's the other list of 6 things that I'll dig up again。 Better than the off-putting name suggests， put off reading because of the name actually。 *Is* the great complement to "Five Dysfunctions"， which is what it said it was。 Nice。 It nice to have the things said in this book out loud。 Well done sir。 As others have said the checklists are great。 Will be using them for sure。 "Trust， Conflict， Commitment， Accountability， Results" already committed to memory。 There's the other list of 6 things that I'll dig up again。 。。。more
Patricia Kahill
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Patrick and his team know their way around organisational health
Mindaugas Mozūras
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No magazine or newspaper wants to run a story about a humble leader who continues to run her medium-sized company with discipline， common sense， and consistency。I found “The Advantage” to be a great practical overview of how to create organizational health。 Meant for senior leaders， but it might be interesting for any leader。 Many of the concepts can be further explored in other books by the author。
Sean
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Aymeric Denoeud
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Practical recommendations for any business。Simple changes to implement with a great potential impact。The book has similar recommendations to Scaling Up
Nathan Swedberg
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loved the core value of one company being that everyone = floor sweepers。。。I see that at Milestone - everyone is willing to pick up something off the floor， no matter their station。
Matt
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I've read only one other Patrick Lencioni book， The Five Dysfunctions of a Team， but I've read it three times。 The Advantage feels like a summary of that book and his others - a capstone， so to speak。 The focus is organizational health。 Like many other non-fiction books I've read this year， much of the material is relevant to my day-to-day life at work。 It was quite common for me to read some passage one day and find application the next。Two parts resonated most。 The first was the emphasis on cl I've read only one other Patrick Lencioni book， The Five Dysfunctions of a Team， but I've read it three times。 The Advantage feels like a summary of that book and his others - a capstone， so to speak。 The focus is organizational health。 Like many other non-fiction books I've read this year， much of the material is relevant to my day-to-day life at work。 It was quite common for me to read some passage one day and find application the next。Two parts resonated most。 The first was the emphasis on clarity， both reaching clarity of vision and then communicating it。 This sticks with me because in my discussions at work， the same topics keep coming up。 There is a clear and obvious need to declare and reinforce where we're headed， who is leading the charge， and that， "Yes， we are indeed doing this。"The second was the section about how to run successful meetings。 This ties into the points about clarity。 Like many others， my calendar is filled with meetings。 That is a problem to the degree that the meetings are wasteful and ineffective。 I'm interested in reading Lencioni's book dedicated to this， Death by Meeting。 。。。more
Leah Douglas
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Lots of VERY helpful ideas and info and I plan to make it real。 For a school， I wish he could’ve clarified where the teachers are or aren’t included as part of the leadership team and what meetings with them should look like。
Benjamin Gardner
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I found his style quite difficult to gel with at first but grew to like it。
Rebecca Long
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Excellent book that I'd recommend to all leaders of any group or organization！ Excellent book that I'd recommend to all leaders of any group or organization！ 。。。more
Chris
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Excellent - my third book by Patrick Lencioni and a summary of all of his ideas on leadership and management。A superb blueprint for anyone in a leadership position or for consultants （like me） who want to help their clients。The concept of organisational health is something that I'll be weaving in to my daily conversations with clients， in exactly the same way that I do with his ideas from The Ideal Team Player and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team。 Excellent - my third book by Patrick Lencioni and a summary of all of his ideas on leadership and management。A superb blueprint for anyone in a leadership position or for consultants （like me） who want to help their clients。The concept of organisational health is something that I'll be weaving in to my daily conversations with clients， in exactly the same way that I do with his ideas from The Ideal Team Player and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team。 。。。more
Kevin Wojciechowski
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Audiobook
Lynnelle Jellyman
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Straight forward and practical advice， but I am skeptical of how well these ideas will work when applied to real， messy， complex humans。
Erika
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Overall I think this book should be read at least by those who are in a leadership role。 It provides step by step instructions - how to build a cohesive team， set goals， communicate within the organization， have effective meetings and so on。 Some parts were written a bit too patronizing but overall I liked both content and tone of an author。 Was happy to see that I have thought and tried practicing/applying in the organization - are mentioned in this book， although， here they are described in mo Overall I think this book should be read at least by those who are in a leadership role。 It provides step by step instructions - how to build a cohesive team， set goals， communicate within the organization， have effective meetings and so on。 Some parts were written a bit too patronizing but overall I liked both content and tone of an author。 Was happy to see that I have thought and tried practicing/applying in the organization - are mentioned in this book， although， here they are described in more details。 Key take-aways from this book for me are: leadership team should be a TEAM and not just a group of leaders in the room。 If they are not a team， they will hardly achieve any company goals as they simply will be too focused on their teams/departments wellbeing instead of a company as whole。 Another thing - which I also repeat quite often - was mentioned here too - consistency is the key in everything。 If you want your message/idea to be heard you have to stay authentic and repeat the message/idea as many times as needed， once you stop to early - it will simply not get through。 。。。more
Michael Vincent
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Not sure all of his ideas and strategies will apply in a small church setting but he gives many practical applications for organizations to act in a healthy manner， focusing on the CEO and leadership team。 This work is a summary of many of his teachings in his other leadership books。 Good book for a leadership retreat。
Don LaVange
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Well thought out， clear， and useful for any organization。
Jen
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I'm coming to really enjoy Lencioni books。 In them， he himself says that they're largely common sense （and I agree） but that sometimes feels like the most applicable content to make incremental change in an organization。 I like how this one was tied into the 5 Dysfunctions （which I'd already read and likely you would get more value out of this book if you had read it too） but expanded on the concept rather than just reiterated。 I especially liked his thoughts about the types of meetings and what I'm coming to really enjoy Lencioni books。 In them， he himself says that they're largely common sense （and I agree） but that sometimes feels like the most applicable content to make incremental change in an organization。 I like how this one was tied into the 5 Dysfunctions （which I'd already read and likely you would get more value out of this book if you had read it too） but expanded on the concept rather than just reiterated。 I especially liked his thoughts about the types of meetings and what their purpose was because that seems to be an ongoing corporate battle。 Another thing that I enjoy about Lencioni's books is that they're digestible （you don't have to boil the ocean） and actionable （you can immediately take nuggets away）。 。。。more
Blair Lee
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This is my Bible in my attempt to create organizational health。 I actually suggest you read American Icon by Bryce Hoffman to understand how Lencioni's principles in The ADvantage are used in an everyday practical way to create a healthy culture。 This is my Bible in my attempt to create organizational health。 I actually suggest you read American Icon by Bryce Hoffman to understand how Lencioni's principles in The ADvantage are used in an everyday practical way to create a healthy culture。 。。。more
Francois Marais
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It took me a while to complete this book （it did not hold my interest and attention throughout）。 The reason for this could be because I am still new in the professional world， or because I have not read a lot of business books before and might not know how they are （I prefer fiction when trying to relax）。On the other hand， it could be because this book is more relevant to someone currently in an executive leadership position in a company， not someone like me who is only just starting。 Nonetheles It took me a while to complete this book （it did not hold my interest and attention throughout）。 The reason for this could be because I am still new in the professional world， or because I have not read a lot of business books before and might not know how they are （I prefer fiction when trying to relax）。On the other hand， it could be because this book is more relevant to someone currently in an executive leadership position in a company， not someone like me who is only just starting。 Nonetheless， I believe the tips shared will definitely benefit me later in my life and I am keeping the book on my shelf for future reference in ventures and jobs where I might be in an executive leadership position。 There were definitely a few tips that I can use now already and the blueprint shared in the book （like in a textbook） will definitely be one that I will follow when I start my own business 。。。more
Kym Hamer
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I really like Lencioni's fables but I absolutely loved The Advantage。 It felt like a whole host of fable lessons pulled together into a guide book for achieving organisational health and effectiveness。 And while the topline principles were things I not just know but whole-heartedly advocate， the case studies and frameworks offered throughout were clear and simple to understand and implement - a rare find in O。D。 books at the moment。 I've got tabs on loads of pages and The Advantage has gone back I really like Lencioni's fables but I absolutely loved The Advantage。 It felt like a whole host of fable lessons pulled together into a guide book for achieving organisational health and effectiveness。 And while the topline principles were things I not just know but whole-heartedly advocate， the case studies and frameworks offered throughout were clear and simple to understand and implement - a rare find in O。D。 books at the moment。 I've got tabs on loads of pages and The Advantage has gone back on the bookshelf above my desk for handy future reference。 5 stars。 。。。more
Emily Heffter
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Practical but not particularly engaging。 Standard biz book format。
Cruz Ramos
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Great read！
David
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I like his emphasis on Core Purpose。 And Core Values （as distinct from Aspirational， Accidental or Permission-to-Play Values）。
Riley Lewis
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Seemed to me Mr Lencioni needed to sell another book。 This is a summary of the lessons taught in parable type books by the author so it is practical but less interesting to read。 It is valuable to read if your organization is really bought in to these principles。 In summary health organizations follow his model:1。 Build a cohesive leadership team2。 Creating clarity （around his 6 questions that define the organization）3。 Overcommunicate clarity4。 Reinforce clarity （use the clarity in the systems Seemed to me Mr Lencioni needed to sell another book。 This is a summary of the lessons taught in parable type books by the author so it is practical but less interesting to read。 It is valuable to read if your organization is really bought in to these principles。 In summary health organizations follow his model:1。 Build a cohesive leadership team2。 Creating clarity （around his 6 questions that define the organization）3。 Overcommunicate clarity4。 Reinforce clarity （use the clarity in the systems throughout your organization） 。。。more
Chad Stuart
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A combination of all his books without the narratives。
Jay Rain
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Rating - 8。9Full of good insights that Lencioni always brings to the table however there is some repetition from some of his other books （every author does it however this was a little bit more）; An easy writing style that does not over-complicate the concepts。The Six Questions are a great checklist for leaders to review & focus on & the real-life examples give it practicality & relatability （often missing from business reads）; More a best-practice reminder than ground-breaking。NotesExecutives Rating - 8。9Full of good insights that Lencioni always brings to the table however there is some repetition from some of his other books （every author does it however this was a little bit more）; An easy writing style that does not over-complicate the concepts。The Six Questions are a great checklist for leaders to review & focus on & the real-life examples give it practicality & relatability （often missing from business reads）; More a best-practice reminder than ground-breaking。NotesExecutives are suspicious of anything that is touchy-feely & corporate culture has been reduced to surface-level artifacts - leaders are now cynical to ODSophistication Bias - so simple that leaders don't perceive it as valuableAdrenaline Bias - does not take a lot of fast-paced energy which leaders are addicted toQuantification Bias - hard to quantify the benefits from the actionsAn organization is healthy when its leadership， strategy， operations & culture make sense & fit togetherSmart - Strategy， Marketing， FInance， TechnologyHealthy - minimal politics， minimal confusion， high morale， high productivity， low turnoverLeaders prefer to look where there is more light which is easier to find in the data-oriented organizational intelligence rather than the murkier organizational healthPeople in a healthy organization， beginning w leadership， learn from one another， identify critical issues & recover quickly from mistakes 1。 Build a Cohesive Leadership Team2。 Create Clarity3。 Over-communicate Clarity4。 Re-inforce ClarityTwo critical ways for leadership teams to communicate - Advocacy （stating your case/making your point） & Inquiry （ask questions to seek clarity）Five behavioural principles of a Leadership Team:1。 Results2。 Accountability3。 Commitment4。 Conflict5。 TrustFundamental Attribution Error - negative behaviors of another individual is due to their personalities; our negative behaviours are due to the environmentSix critical questions:1。 Why do we exist - Clients， Employees， Communities， Greater Cause， Industries， Profit2。 How do we behave - Core Values， Aspirational， Permission to Play， Accidental3。 What do we do4。 How will we succeed5。 What is most important right now？6。 Who must do what？An organizations reason for existence， its purpose， has to be trueAn organization's strategy is the collection of decisions a company makes to give itself the best chance to thrive & differentiate from competitors - its plan for successThematic goal - singular， qualitative， temporary & shared across the leadership teamDefining objective is how you accomplish the thematic goalStandard Operating Objectives - ongoing & straight-forward metrics that a leadership team maintains to keep an organization afloatThree keys to cascading information1。 Message consistency from one leader to another2。 Timeliness of delivery3。 Live， real-time communicationA leadership team has to take ownership of building People Systems and not leaving it to HR & Legal - they tie operations， culture & management together when leaders are not around to remind peopleCapabilities are more valued than behaviours Need to separate tactical meetings from strategic meetingsNo agenda can be a positive 。。。more
Marie
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An excellent business book。
Curby Graham
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Absolute must read for anyone who is a leader。
Diego Pacheco
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