patrick lencioni: the ideal team player

EPISODE 102

In Episode 102: Patrick Lencioni's, The Ideal Team Player (buy on Amazon), presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players. Whether you’re a leader trying to create a culture around teamwork, a staffing professional looking to hire real team players, or a team player wanting to improve yourself.

As it turns out, they have three qualities or virtues in common: they are humble, hungry, and smart.

SHOW OUTLINE

INTRO

Patrick and the foundation of the book (available on Amazon)

  • Start with values (3m28)

LET’S BREAKDOWN THE THREE VIRTUES

A humble employee is someone who is more concerned with the success of the team than with getting credit for his or her contributions

  • Be humble (1m55)

Work hard at everything you do, never do the minimum and always put the team and goals above your own 

  • Be hungry (44s)

Be wise in how you deal with people, study team dynamics, understand your impact on others and be a lifelong learner

Be smart (42s)

3 TYPES THAT LACK THE 3 VIRTUES: NEED RADAR FOR THESE ARCHETYPES

A humble and hungry employee who is not smart about people may accomplish a great deal but will often leave a trail of interpersonal destruction behind them

  • Accidental Mess Makers (1m03)

A person who is smart and humble but lacking in hunger will frustrate team members by doing only what is required and having to be constantly asked to do more

  • The loveable slacker (1m03)

A team member who is hungry and smart but truly lacking in humility, can have a devastating impact on a team. This type knows how to present himself or herself as a well-intentioned colleague, all the while looking out for his or her own needs. By the time team members figure this out, people have been manipulated and scarred. 

  • The Skilful Politician (1m29)

OUTRO

The final thought from Patrick

HHS score is key (1m27)

 
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