Why do people want to lead? The answer shapes everything that follows. The Motive explores the difference between leaders who view authority as a reward and those who accept it as a responsibility. Through a fast-moving business fable and a practical leadership framework, Patrick Lencioni shows how capable executives can neglect the work only they can do: building a cohesive leadership team, managing direct reports, confronting difficult behavior, running effective meetings, and communicating essential messages repeatedly. This edition also includes practical tools for diagnosing leadership motive, preparing difficult conversations, strengthening executive teams, redesigning meetings, auditing communication, distinguishing delegation from abdication, and completing a thirty-day leadership action plan. Clear, direct, and useful for executives, managers, boards, and leadership groups, the book challenges readers to stop protecting the privileges of a position and begin carrying the responsibilities of the role.
