Patrick Lencioni

They're just going after it.

They're just going after it.

So we can tell like that.

So we can tell like that.

The other thing you can do is you can talk to people in the organization at every level and just find out like, do you come to work and have a sense of where you belong and what you're all trying to do and are you aligned?

The other thing you can do is you can talk to people in the organization at every level and just find out like, do you come to work and have a sense of where you belong and what you're all trying to do and are you aligned?

Or do you ever compete with people in the organization?

Or do you ever compete with people in the organization?

Healthy organizations don't have people competing internally.

Healthy organizations don't have people competing internally.

They're focused externally on their competition and on serving their customers.

They're focused externally on their competition and on serving their customers.

And when you go into an organization and they're talking about, well, marketing doesn't do this, or sales doesn't do this, or engineering can't do this, you're like, oh, that's a problem.

And when you go into an organization and they're talking about, well, marketing doesn't do this, or sales doesn't do this, or engineering can't do this, you're like, oh, that's a problem.

And honestly, if I observe an executive staff meeting for 45 minutes or an hour, I usually can see the signs that that's happening.

And honestly, if I observe an executive staff meeting for 45 minutes or an hour, I usually can see the signs that that's happening.

It's a great question because

It's a great question because

And the key is this, it's always a little uncomfortable.

And the key is this, it's always a little uncomfortable.