There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than
any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter
employees? No, New York Times best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni,
argues that the seminal difference between successful companies and
mediocre ones has little to do with what they know and how smart they
are and more to do with how healthy they are. In this book, Lencioni
brings together his vast experience and many of the themes cultivated in
his other best-selling books and delivers a first: a cohesive and
comprehensive exploration of the unique advantage organizational health
provides.
Simply put, an organization is healthy when it is whole, consistent and
complete, when its management, operations and culture are unified.
Healthy organizations outperform their counterparts, are free of
politics and confusion and provide an environment where star performers
never want to leave. Lencioni's first non-fiction book provides leaders
with a groundbreaking, approachable model for achieving organizational
health--complete with stories, tips and anecdotes from his experiences
consulting to some of the nation's leading organizations. In this age of
informational ubiquity and nano-second change, it is no longer enough to
build a competitive advantage based on intelligence alone. The Advantage
provides a foundational construct for conducting business in a new
way--one that maximizes human potential and aligns the organization
around a common set of principles.
