The Advantage Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business

There is a competitive advantage that is arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No, New York Times bestselling author Patrick Lencioni argues that the critical difference between successful and mediocre companies has little to do with what they know or how smart they are, but rather how healthy they are. In this book, Lencioni brings together his extensive experience and many of the topics he has covered in his other bestselling books to deliver a first: a cohesive and comprehensive examination of the unique advantage that 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 competitors, are free of politics and confusion, and provide an environment where high performers do not want to leave. Lencioni's first nonfiction book offers leaders a groundbreaking, easy-to-understand model for achieving a healthy organization-complete with stories, tips, and anecdotes from his experiences as a consultant to some of the nation's leading companies. In the age of ubiquitous information and nanosecond changes, it's no longer enough to build a competitive advantage based on intelligence alone. The Advantage offers a foundational construct for a new way of doing business - one that maximizes human potential and aligns the enterprise around a set of common principles.