Founder & CEO, The Table Group
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Patrick Lencioni is a bestselling author, organizational health expert, and leadership consultant best known for translating complex leadership concepts into clear, practical frameworks that leaders can actually use.
As founder of The Table Group, Lencioni works with executive teams to build healthy organizations grounded in trust, clarity, and shared values—arguing that organizational health is the greatest competitive advantage available.
Lencioni believes that most organizations don’t fail because they lack intelligence or strategy—they fail because they lack health. Health, in his view, is built when leaders are aligned around values, purpose, and behavioral standards, and consistently model them.
His philosophy emphasizes:
Trust as the foundation of leadership
Clarity over complexity
Values translated into behavior
Leadership accountability at the top
Lencioni is explicit about using values as filters for decisions, hiring, and performance, not wall art.
Key examples:
Core Values as Behavioral Anchors
Lencioni distinguishes real core values from aspirational ones—only values that already show up in behavior should be named.
Values-Based Hiring & Firing
He advocates hiring, promoting, and even exiting people based on values alignment, regardless of skill or tenure.
Organizational Health as a KPI
Health is measured through trust, clarity, engagement, and alignment—not just financial performance.
Clarity Cascade
Leaders are responsible for repeatedly communicating values so they guide decisions at every level.
Patrick Lencioni provides the operating system for values-driven organizations.
Values only matter when they cost you something.
His work helps leaders:
Turn values into behavioral standards
Build trust-based teams
Create clarity that scales
Measure success beyond short-term metrics
The healthiest organizations outperform the smartest ones.