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Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

A Leadership Fable

by Patrick Lencioni

Summary

This fable, based on business reality, illuminates the ways in which employers can misjudge their employees and warns of the disasters that may occur when one leaves their chores in another's hands. The story's main character, Rich, a CEO of a successful consulting firm, made the mistake of hiring a human resources director to oversee all hiring decisions. While Rich went on vacation, his new employee, ignorant of the company's culture and founding principles, turned the firm upside down.

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"Lencioni's goal might have been more effectively achieved if the practical advice at the end of the book had been recast as the body of the book, and the fable were used to illustrate Lencioni's valuable points."

   -- Publishers Weekly

"Another homerun by Lencioni! This will be the first book we give to the thousands of executives who take part in our program." (Verne Harnish, founder, Young Entrepreneurs' Organization; CEO, Gazelles, Inc.)

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
Published date: 2000
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 183

Publisher's Notes

As CEO, most everything that Rich O'Connor did had something to do with at least one of the four disciplines on his famed "yellow sheet." Some of the firm's executives joked that he was obsessed with it.

Interestingly, only a handful of people actually knew what was on that sheet, and so it remained something of a mystery. Which was okay with Rich, because no one really needed to understand it, other than him.

He certainly never suspected that it would become the blueprint of an employee's plan to destroy the firm.

In this stunning follow-up to his best-selling book, The Five Temptations of a CEO, Patrick Lencioni offers up another leadership fable that's every bit as compelling and illuminating as its predecessor.
This time, Lencioni's focus is on a leader's crucial role in building a healthy organization--an often overlooked but essential element of business life that is the linchpin of sustained success.
Readers are treated to a story of corporate intrigue as Rich O'Connor, fictional CEO of technology consulting company Telegraph Partners, faces a leadership challenge so great that it that threatens to topple his company, his career and everything he holds true about what makes a leader.
In the story's telling, Lencioni deftly helps his readers understand the disarming simplicity and power of creating a healthy organization, and reveals four key disciplines that they can follow to achieve it.
Once again, Lencioni delivers an utterly gripping tale with a powerful and memorable message for all who strive to be extraordinary leaders.
A Leadership Fable In this stunning follow-up to his best-selling book, The Five Temptations of a CEO, Patrick Lencioni offers up another leadership fable that's every bit as compelling and illuminating as its predecessor. This time, Lencioni's focus is on a leader's crucial role in building a healthy organization--an often overlooked but essential element of business life that is the linchpin of sustained success. Readers are treated to a story of corporate intrigue as the frustrated head of one consulting firm faces a leadership challenge so great that it threatens to topple his company, his career, and everything he holds true about leadership itself. In the story's telling, Lencioni helps his readers understand the disarming simplicity and power of creating organizational health, and reveals four key disciplines that they can follow to achieve it.

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