Patrick Lencioni

Patrick Lencioni began his career in management consulting and corporate roles before founding his own firm. Early in his professional life he worked at Bain & Company and later held roles at Oracle and Sybase, including work in organizational development and corporate leadership functions, experiences that informed his later consulting and writing career. In 1997 Lencioni founded The Table Group, a management consulting firm focused on organizational health, executive team development, and leadership training; he serves as the firm’s president and principal author of its intellectual capital. Through The Table Group he consults to CEOs and senior teams across industries, delivers keynote presentations worldwide, and develops practical tools for leaders and teams. Lencioni established his public profile through books written primarily as business fables that illustrate common leadership and team problems and prescribe practical solutions. His most influential work, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (2002), became a cornerstone text for team development; subsequent books including The Five Temptations of a CEO, Death by Meeting, The Advantage, and The Ideal Team Player expanded his frameworks on leadership, organizational clarity, and employee engagement. Across his career Lencioni has been recognized in business media and speaker networks—Fortune and The Wall Street Journal have noted his influence, and he is a frequent contributor or interview subject in outlets such as Harvard Business Review, USA Today, and Bloomberg Businessweek; he is also an in‑demand keynote speaker and workshop leader.