The Five Temptations of a CEO

Absorbing, compelling, and utterly memorable, The Five Temptations of a CEO was like no other business book that came before. Highly sought after management consultant Patrick Lencioni deftly told the tale of a young CEO who, facing his first annual board review, knows he is failing, but doesn t know why.

Autorentext

Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, a management consulting firm specializing in organizational health and executive team development. As a consultant and keynote speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to start-ups and nonprofits. Lencioni is the author of ten business books with over three million copies sold worldwide. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and four boys. To learn more about Patrick and The Table Group, please visit www.tablegroup.com.

Klappentext

THE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION OF A LANDMARK BOOK FROM PATRICK LENCIONI > ?The Wall Street Journal > ?Colleen C. Barrett, president Southwest Airlines Co. > ?Pat Esser, president, Cox Communications > ?David C. Novak, chairman, CEO, and president Yum! Brands "The Five Temptations of a CEO is a thoughtprovoking story, a reason to examine your behavior in light of your current challenges. Read it, reflect on its message, make changes, and read it again in a few months."
?Edward T. Reilly, president and CEO, American Management Association

Inhalt

Tribute vii

Foreword ix

Introduction xiii

The Fable 3

Afterword 103

The Model: A Summary of Why Executives Fail 109

Self-Assessment 121

Acknowledgments 131

About the Author 133