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The Motive
- Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
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Shay was still angry but shrugged nonchalantly as if to say, it's not that big of a deal.
"So, what am I wrong about?"
"You're not going to want to hear this, but I have to tell you anyway." Liam paused before finishing. "You might be working hard, but you're not doing it for the company."
"What the hell does that mean?" Shay wanted to know. Knowing that his adversary might punch him for what he was about to say, Liam responded. "You're doing it for yourself."
New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni has written a dozen books that focus on how leaders can build teams and lead organizations. In The Motive, he shifts his attention toward helping them understand the importance of why they're leading in the first place.
In what may be his edgiest pause-resister to date, Lencioni thrusts his listeners into a day-long conversation between rival CEOs. Shay Davis is the CEO of Golden Gate Alarm, who, after just a year in his role, is beginning to worry about his job and is desperate to figure out how to turn things around. With nowhere else to turn, Shay receives some hard-to-swallow advice from the most unlikely and unwanted source - Liam Alcott, CEO of a more successful security company and his most hated opponent.
Lencioni uses unexpected plot twists and crisp dialogue to take us on a journey that culminates in a resolution that is as unexpected as it is enlightening. As he does in his other books, he then provides a straightforward summary of the lessons from the fable, combining a clear explanation of his theory with practical advice to help executives examine their true motivation for leading. In addition to provoking listeners to honestly assess themselves, Lencioni presents action steps for changing their approach in five key areas. In doing so, he helps leaders avoid the pitfalls that stifle their organizations and even hurt the people they are meant to serve.
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- Isabel Aparicio Collados
- 13-04-24
engaging. direct. short. reflective
Good reflection about how not to approach leadership.
Engaging story at the begining.
Few bad answers to the question "why do you want to be a leader", not clear good ones.
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- Gary Das
- 25-04-23
Short and Swear
It hit home with the message and a great reframe of what it means to be a business owner, entrepreneur and leader
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- Samuel
- 25-02-23
Long enough to have Substance, Short Enough To Go & Do!
This book is a great way to assess your existing leadership as well as develop. I plan to use this with my team to enhance and develop our working culture. There are many leadership books out there, however many are too long to action as the moment is gone before you get going or too abstract to actually relate to reality.
It was great to see a similar model used in this book as is in the One Minute Millionaire book with a part narrative, part framework model.
Thank you for this beautifully crafted book.
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- Rodrigo
- 27-02-24
Great book on Leadership
I always like how Patrick Lencioni illustrates the concepts with stories.
Read the ideal team player before and liked it a lot too
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- Mr. A. Kell
- 07-03-20
Great book, just a little short
I've enjoyed all of the Patrick Lencioni books that I've read and this was no exception. the only downside was how short it was.
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- MRS HOLMES
- 14-06-20
Much needed book on leadership for our time
Written in Lencioni's easy to understand format this book is a timely reminder of the motives people have for leading. Leading with the wrong motive can be disastrous, this book calls us to refocus on the right way- doing the right things, at the right time for the right reasons.
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- IK7
- 25-08-20
Typical Lencioni - simple but profound
Enjoyed this book. Almost put off by one review which said it was just a rehash of previous work with recs to buy the other books as well. I don't think that's fair. There are refs to other books (well, wouldn't you?) but the book stands alone and is good reading for CEOs and other leaders. Only negative was the appalling British accent by the narrator, but it was so bad it was amusing so not a big distraction.
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- Tony Roberts
- 28-12-22
Good, simple, concise
Not his most revelatory work, it does reaffirm some of his messages from other books. That said, Patrick is always insightful and his guidance is essential if you want to become great at what you do. By his own admission, this is his shortest book and that’s not a bad thing - a good message doesn’t need to be a long one.
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- MR D Shukla
- 11-01-23
Decent take on leadership
a good reminder of the smaller important things leadership about communicating with your team and reminding them of what support and cutting out annoying behaviours
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