At The Table with Patrick Lencioni
Practical leadership talks on teamwork, culture, and trust, straight from the table with Patrick Lencioni.
Leadership gets talked about a lot. This podcast talks about what actually works. At the Table with Patrick Lencioni is a candid conversation about teamwork, culture, and leadership inside real organizations. Patrick and his team tackle the issues leaders face every day, trust, conflict, accountability, and clarity, without jargon or theory that never leaves the room. These discussions feel more like a working meeting than a lecture. Ideas are tested. Stories are shared. Hard truths are named. The goal is simple, help leaders build healthier teams and organizations. This podcast is for executives, managers, and anyone responsible for leading others. It is practical, honest, and grounded in experience, not trends. If you lead people, pull up a chair. There is work to do.
Released on 11/20/2025
Published by The Table Group
263. Short Range Strategy
3/3/2026. 16min
262. Be an Extremist
2/17/2026. 17min
261. Think Like A Six-Year-Old
2/3/2026. 23min
260. Isolation vs. Connection
1/20/2026. 19min
260. Isolation vs. Connection
1/20/2026. 19min
259. Beware the High Achiever
1/6/2026. 19min
258. The Fruits of Recommitment
12/23/2025. 18min
257. The Art of Messiness
12/9/2025. 15min
256. What is a Toxic Culture?
11/25/2025. 22min
255. Efficiency vs. Humanity
11/11/2025. 25min
254. Virtual Politics
10/28/2025. 18min
253. Trust Must Be Exercised
10/14/2025. 19min
252. Where There's Smoke...
9/30/2025. 15min
251. Transition Equation
9/16/2025. 21min
250. BaaM & WaaM
9/2/2025. 18min
249. Hunger Wins
8/19/2025. 18min
248. Leadership Lessons From the Kisscam
8/5/2025. 30min
247. Leadership Isn't Cool
7/22/2025. 19min
246. Party at the DMV: When Meta-Culture Shapes Workplace Culture
7/8/2025. 15min
245. Dissecting a GOAT
6/24/2025. 16min
244. Embracing Tension is the Key to Innovation
6/10/2025. 23min
243. Overcoming the "I’m Not Enough" Trap
5/27/2025. 22min
242. Hard Times with Dave Ramsey: The Bright Side of Adversity
5/13/2025. 35min
241. Beware of Success
4/29/2025. 20min
240. A Different Look at DOGE
4/15/2025. 31min
239. Does Fear or Joy Drive Your Leadership Style?
4/1/2025. 23min
Fall 2024 Announcement
10/2/2024. 27 sec
238. Conflict Scarcity
9/25/2024. 20min
237. The Heart of an Organization
9/12/2024. 23min
236. The Trouble With Humility
8/21/2024. 21min
235. The Growth Curve
8/14/2024. 23min
234. The Real Cost of Mediocrity
8/7/2024. 22min
July Rerun: One Hour Coaching Hack
7/31/2024. 27min
July Rerun: Plant Your Friggin Tree
7/25/2024. 20min
July Rerun: Be a Jerk
7/18/2024. 24min
July Rerun: Change is Easy, Transition is Hard
7/12/2024. 26min
233. The Good, the Bad, and the Invulnerable
6/28/2024. 28min
232. The Power of the Word of Mouth
6/19/2024. 22min
231. Conflict; Worth the Risk
6/12/2024. 14min
230. Local Heroes
6/5/2024. 23min
229. The Motivation Vacuum
5/29/2024. 21min
228. The Daily EKG
5/22/2024. 20min
227. Values are Verbs
5/15/2024. 24min
226. The Two Simplest Indicators
5/10/2024. 16min
225. Beware of the Lone Dissenter
5/1/2024. 19min
224. Unfair Advantages
4/24/2024. 20min
223. Bubble Trouble
4/17/2024. 22min
222. Smell Your Customers
4/10/2024. 26min
221. Uncomfortable Safety
4/3/2024. 18min
220. Productive Eavesdropping
3/27/2024. 24min
219. Long Before the Headline
3/20/2024. 22min
218. Zoom Out
3/13/2024. 32min
217. Open on Sunday with Craig Groeschel
3/8/2024. 47min
216. Robin and Batman
2/28/2024. 22min
215. Strategy Takes Courage
2/22/2024. 22min
214. Jugglers Anonymous
2/14/2024. 19min
213. The Luxury of Failure
2/7/2024. 22min
212. Virtues, Values and Volition
1/31/2024. 20min
211. Scrappy Doo and Don't
1/24/2024. 21min
210. Hit the Reset Button
1/17/2024. 18min
209. Backseat Driver
1/10/2024. 21min
208. Human Intelligence
1/5/2024. 28min
207. Liar Liar
12/20/2023. 34min
206. Abnormally Normal
12/13/2023. 21min
205. 360 Degrees of Separation
12/7/2023. 35min
204. Multitasking Sucks
12/1/2023. 22min
203. A Dash of Vulnerability
11/22/2023. 17min
202. Working Towards Healing
11/17/2023. 38min
201. Beware of the Novel, Easy, and Immediate
11/8/2023. 25min
200. The Smart/Humble Dilemma
11/1/2023. 30min
199. The Company You Keep
10/25/2023. 19min
198. LIVE - The Forgotten First Book
10/20/2023. 40min
197. World Events and the Workplace
10/13/2023. 17min
196. Leaderlessness
10/5/2023. 24min
195. The Least You Can Do
9/29/2023. 35min
194. The Invisible Threat
9/20/2023. 29min
193. Inside the Moat
9/13/2023. 23min
192. Politics Isn't Politics
9/8/2023. 27min
191. When Gossip is Good
8/30/2023. 21min
Bonus: Are You Ready for Some Football?
8/25/2023. 32min
190. Boring Meetings Suck
8/23/2023. 30min
189. The Leadership Hat Trick
8/16/2023. 26min
188. Whatever You Say, Boss
8/10/2023. 18min
187. The Upside of Down
8/4/2023. 18min
186. The Friday Night Test
7/27/2023. 25min
185. Stop Using the E Word
7/19/2023. 28min
184. Artificial Harmony
7/12/2023. 18min
183. The Unreasonable Leader
7/5/2023. 15min
182. Utopia Sucks
6/28/2023. 17min
181. Mind the Gap
6/21/2023. 27min
180. WD40 for Organizations
6/14/2023. 24min
179. The Activism Reset
6/8/2023. 27min
178. Big Little Things
5/31/2023. 25min
177. Apology Necessary
5/24/2023. 25min
176. The Three Types of Courage
5/18/2023. 28min
175. Salud
5/11/2023. 27min
174. Four Letter Words
5/3/2023. 21min
173. Decision Making is Overrated
4/26/2023. 28min
172. Word Salad
4/19/2023. 21min
171. Silos vs. Amoebas
4/12/2023. 24min
170. Sorry Not Sorry
4/5/2023. 24min
169. I've Got Rhythm
3/29/2023. 32min
168. Horseshoe Decision Making
3/22/2023. 22min
167. The Never-Ending Meeting
3/15/2023. 19min
166. Work Harder at Resting
3/8/2023. 26min
165. Not For Non-Profit
3/1/2023. 24min
164. Dangerous DNA
2/22/2023. 23min
163. Hurts so Good
2/17/2023. 26min
162. Start Wasting Time
2/10/2023. 25min
161. Principle Over Policy
2/2/2023. 25min
160. Layoffs Done Wisely
1/27/2023. 32min
159. Cowardly Lion
1/18/2023. 29min
158. Unpacking the Southwest Airlines Situation
1/11/2023. 46min
157. Start With Yourself
1/4/2023. 18min
156. Workquake
12/28/2022. 25min
155. No Purchase Necessary
12/20/2022. 22min
154. Attention Deficit Advantage
12/14/2022. 25min
153. The Career Counselor is In
11/30/2022. 31min
152. The New 3-Letter Secret to Success
11/23/2022. 25min
151. Everyone's Got Stuff
11/9/2022. 25min
150. Say it Again, and Again, and Again...
11/2/2022. 27min
149. Success is Messy
10/21/2022. 20min
148. What is Your Posture?
10/12/2022. 19min
147. Org Health Insurance
10/5/2022. 30min
146. Beers With the Author
9/28/2022. 26min
145. The 'F' Word
9/21/2022. 27min
144. Enough About Quiet Quitting
9/14/2022. 15min
143. Innovation is Offensive
9/7/2022. 24min
142. Vocation Over Vacation
8/31/2022. 27min
141. Your Work Sponge
8/24/2022. 29min
140. Work is a Verb
8/17/2022. 23min
139. The Sport of Business
8/10/2022. 31min
138. Iron Sharpens Iron
8/5/2022. 19min
137. Honey, I Shrunk the Team
7/22/2022. 25min
136. Personal Life Lightning Round
7/15/2022. 20min
135. The Last Virtual Conversation
7/6/2022. 17min
134. 14 Qs About the 5 Ds
6/29/2022. 37min
133. Freestyle Rap
6/24/2022. 22min
132. Dignity is Tricky
6/17/2022. 22min
131. Blowing up Performance Management
6/11/2022. 27min
130. The Patron Saint of the Ignorant
6/4/2022. 21min
129. You're Not Tired, You're Fatigued
5/25/2022. 19min
128. Leader Monkey
5/17/2022. 19min
127. Adjust Your Rearview Mirror
5/11/2022. 21min
126. Abdication vs. Delegation
5/3/2022. 17min
125. Poisonous Candy
4/29/2022. 17min
124. Our Fascination with Theranos
4/19/2022. 18min
123. Don't Calm Down
4/8/2022. 14min
122. Doctor Burnout
3/30/2022. 19min
121. Enough About Productivity
3/25/2022. 20min
120. Plan is a Four Letter Word
3/18/2022. 14min
119. Gaslighting Really Sucks
3/9/2022. 17min
118. It's a Strategy Thing
3/3/2022. 27min
117. Leaders Can't Be Pleasers
2/25/2022. 18min
116. It's Not Entitlement, it's Engagement
2/16/2022. 15min
115. The Benefits of Being Sick
2/9/2022. 19min
114. Replant Your Friggin Tree
2/4/2022. 21min
113. Management is Not a Reward
1/26/2022. 22min
112. Speed Dating with Pat and Cody
1/19/2022. 26min
111. Rehire Your People
1/12/2022. 16min
110. Be a Donkey Not a Unicorn
1/7/2022. 16min
109. Who is Your Sleeper?
12/31/2021. 19min
108. Better Than a Gift
12/23/2021. 13min
107. The Poachers are Coming!
12/15/2021. 20min
106. Don't Cheat Yourself
12/10/2021. 14min
105. Pat and Cody Divided
12/1/2021. 14min
104. Person on the Street
11/24/2021. 33min
103. The 20 Minute Challenge
11/17/2021. 14min
102. The Brutal War for Talent
11/10/2021. 16min
101. The Elephant in the Workplace
11/2/2021. 29min
100. Go Ahead, Enter the Danger
10/25/2021. 25min
98. Freestyle
7/8/2021. 12min
97. Hold Yourself Accountable
7/2/2021. 19min
96. You Should Retire Now
6/16/2021. 23min
95. Re-entry Sucks
6/9/2021. 19min
94. So You Want to Fire Someone...
6/2/2021. 25min
93. Is Your Org Arrogant or Ashamed?
5/20/2021. 17min
92. Are You Addicted to Adrenaline?
5/15/2021. 13min
91. When To Leave a Job
5/7/2021. 21min
90. The Three Phases of Work
4/29/2021. 30min
89. The Best 4-Letter Word
4/21/2021. 16min
88. The Power of Daily Disruption
4/15/2021. 18min
87. This is Your Wake Up Call
4/7/2021. 17min
86. Wanna Get Away?
3/31/2021. 17min
85. The Whole World is Wasting Time
3/24/2021. 18min
84. The Genius of Meetings
3/17/2021. 19min
83. Be a jerk
3/11/2021. 23min
82. Managing Your People is Risky
3/3/2021. 14min
81. Navigating the Neutral Zone
2/24/2021. 29min
80. Change is Easy, Transition is Hard
2/17/2021. 25min
79. Selling Tips for Life
2/10/2021. 29min
78. Burn Your Business Card
2/4/2021. 18min
77. Efficiency Sucks
1/28/2021. 22min
76. One Hour Coaching Hack
1/21/2021. 26min
75. The New Teamwork Trifecta
1/14/2021. 18min
74. Time to Go Deeper
1/6/2021. 26min
73. Your Working Genius and Your Family
12/30/2020. 25min
72. Slowing Down to Go Fast
12/23/2020. 16min
71. What is Your Blind Spot?
12/16/2020. 23min
70. The Truth About Virtual Productivity
12/9/2020. 16min
69. Why You Should Protect Small Business
12/2/2020. 17min
68. Rethink Your Vacation
11/25/2020. 26min
67. Why do You Work?
11/18/2020. 21min
66. Who is Your Hero?
11/12/2020. 19min
65. Your Genius and Your Team
11/4/2020. 33min
64. What is Your Genius?
10/28/2020. 32min
63. Only the Scrappy Survive
10/21/2020. 22min
62. Pain Relief is Your Business
10/15/2020. 15min
61. Don't Have Work Friends
10/8/2020. 19min
60. Sometimes Democracy Sucks
9/30/2020. 15min
59. Don't Make Me Repeat Myself
9/23/2020. 21min
58. The Power of Nothing
9/17/2020. 24min
57. The Worst Job in the World
9/10/2020. 22min
56. Politics Sucks
9/2/2020. 20min
55. Show Me the Merit
8/27/2020. 25min
54. Don't be a Cowardly Manager
8/20/2020. 23min
53. The Danger of Humility
8/13/2020. 28min
52. LIVE - Questions that Demand Answers
8/6/2020. 52min
51. The Work-Life Balance Hack
7/30/2020. 22min
50. Let the Haters Hate
7/22/2020. 22min
49. Now Burn Your Ships
7/16/2020. 23min
48. Plant Your Friggin Tree
7/8/2020. 19min
47. Sophistication Sucks
7/2/2020. 22min
46. Problem Solving and Pop Tarts
6/25/2020. 27min
45. Obliterate Your Office Space
6/17/2020. 20min
44. What Do You Suck At?
6/11/2020. 26min
43. How Nice Leaders Become Angry
6/4/2020. 27min
42. Why Your CEO Doesn’t Get It
5/28/2020. 30min
Behind the Scenes: Real-time Re-entry Revelations
5/22/2020. 34min
41. Burn the Resumé
5/20/2020. 28min
40. Data is Overrated
5/14/2020. 20min
39. It's Time to Rethink Work
5/7/2020. 34min
38. Why We Innovate in a Crisis
4/29/2020. 24min
37. Lean in to Discomfort
4/24/2020. 32min
36. Let's Never Go Back to Normal
4/16/2020. 32min
35. The Five Dysfunctions of a Virtual Team
4/8/2020. 37min
34. War for Jobs
4/2/2020. 17min
33. Org Health in a Health Crisis
3/31/2020. 32min
32. How Do You Measure Success?
3/25/2020. 21min
31. Leadership Doesn’t Stop
3/20/2020. 24min
30. LIVE - Make Your Meetings Matter
3/11/2020. 37min
29. Behind the Scenes of Writing a Book
3/5/2020. 18min
28. Pat's Brand New Book - The Motive
2/26/2020. 25min
27. Joy is the Leading Indicator
2/20/2020. 26min
26. Stop Agreeing to Disagree
2/13/2020. 19min
25. The Cost of One Bad Team Member
2/6/2020. 29min
24. “That’s Not Good Enough”
1/29/2020. 25min
23. Hard Culture
1/24/2020. 24min
22. Teamwork Dies Young
1/16/2020. 16min
21. What's Your Rallying Cry
1/8/2020. 31min
20. Start With Vulnerability
12/28/2019. 25min
19. Making Strategy Simple
12/20/2019. 38min
18. How Dysfunctional Is Your Team?
12/12/2019. 46min
17. The Best CEO You've Never Heard Of
12/5/2019. 53min
16. The Most Important Organization in the World
11/27/2019. 38min
15. When Bigger Isn't Better
11/20/2019. 23min
14. The Limits of Diversity - Creating a Real Company Culture
11/13/2019. 35min
13. All-Pro CEO: Executive Lessons From a Former NFL Running Back
11/6/2019. 33min
12. One Question Every Company Must Answer
10/30/2019. 40min
11. The Simple, Effective, and Free Path to Loving Your Work
10/23/2019. 35min
10. Two Extremely Dangerous Attitudes About Work
10/16/2019. 26min
9. Managing Up Without Sucking Up
10/9/2019. 24min
8. The Power of Personality Profiles
10/2/2019. 34min
7. Robot CEO
9/25/2019. 27min
6. Meetings and Movies
9/16/2019. 21min
Bonus: Sports Culture
9/10/2019. 30min
5. Curing Job Misery
9/5/2019. 26min
Bonus: Teamwork and an NFL Star's Retirement
8/28/2019. 17min
4. The Power of Naked Service
8/21/2019. 34min
1. Being Smart is Overrated
8/7/2019. 38min
3. The Upside of Conflict
8/7/2019. 34min
2. Stop Hiring the Wrong People
8/7/2019. 37min
Introducing "At The Table" with Patrick Lencioni
7/12/2019. 54 sec
263. Short Range Strategy