The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive E-Book

Patrick M. Lencioni

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: J-B Lencioni Series
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Seitenzahl: 160

Beschreibung

A gripping tale that reveals what occupies the minds of the world's best business leaders 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 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 threatens to topple his company, his career and everything he holds true about what makes a leader truly exceptional. 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. In The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, Lencioni delivers an utterly gripping tale with a powerful and memorable message for all who strive to be remarkable leaders.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Praise

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

The Four Obsessions Of An Extraordinary Executive

Introduction

PART ONE - Green’s Pain

THE RIVAL

RECONNAISSANCE

PART TWO - The History

TWO CEOS

DESPERATE EPIPHANY

PRACTICE

THE GATEKEEPER

ASLEEP AT THE GATE

MISORIENTATION

HESITATION

CONFRONTATION

THE VIRUS

MENDING FENCES

OFF-SITES

MEADOWOOD

THE DAY OF RECKONING

360° FEEDBACK

UNRAVELING

COLD WATER

MOMENT OF TRUTH

PART THREE - Green’s Opportunity

REACQUAINTANCE

CONTACT

DISCIPLINE ONE

DISCIPLINE TWO

DISCIPLINE THREE

DISCIPLINE FOUR

THE REALIZATION

PART FOUR - The Resolution

THE DECISION

WHITE FLAG

AFTERWORD

Organizational Health - The Model

PUTTING THE DISCIPLINES INTO PRACTICE

A Summary and Self-Assessment

Acknowledgments

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Praise for Patrick Lencioni’s

The Five Temptations of a CEO

“The most fascinating book I have ever read about management.”

—Tadao Kobayashi, executive vice president, American Honda Motor Company

“Not since reading The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People have I been so inspired. I have a feeling I will be frequently sharing your book with others.”

—Micahel F. Pandich, Jr., senior vice president, sales, United Asset Coverage, Inc.

“A must-read for all leaders, not just CEOs. Take it from someone who has been tempted. Better than a personal coach.”

—Boyd Clarke, president and CEO, The Tom Peters Group

“There are few books that I have come across that strike at the heart of the challenges of leading an organization better than The Five Temptations of a CEO. Patrick Lencioni has hit a home run in crafting a message that is engaging and to the point.”

—John Vitale, director, human resources, PerkinElmer Instruments

“I read it on vacation and could not put it down. I look forward to providing a copy of this to all the CEOs in our portfolio.”

—Rick Patch, partner, Sequel Venture Partners

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lencioni, Patrick, 1965-

p. cm.

ISBN 0-7879-5403-9 (acid-free paper)

1. Executives—Fiction. I. Title.

HD38.2 .L46 2000

658.4’09—dc21

00-009560

HB Printing

For Joel, a coach and a leader through and through (1959-1983)

The Four Obsessions Of An Extraordinary Executive

Rich O’Connor’s detractors said he was lucky. Others believed he had a natural gift for management and leadership.

Little did they know.

INTRODUCTION

If everything is important, then nothing is.

No one understands the power of this saying more than a person who leads an organization. Whether it is a multinational corporation, a department within a larger company, or a small entrepreneurial venture, every organization provides its leader with more distractions and concerns than one person can handle.

The key to managing this challenge, of course, is to identify a reasonable number of issues that will have the greatest possible impact on the success of your organization, and then spend most of your time thinking about, talking about, and working on those issues.