The key, of course, is to define our goals, our results, in a way that is simple enough to grasp easily, and specific enough to be actionable. - Patrick Lencioni

The essence of a cohesive leadership team is trust, which is marked by an absence of politics, unnecessary anxiety, and wasted energy. Every executive wants to achieve this, but few are able to do so because they fail to understand the roots of these problems, the most damaging of which is politics.

An organization has integrity — is healthy — when it is whole, consistent, and complete, that is, when its management, operations, strategy, and culture fit together and make sense.

the best way to ensure that a message gets communicated throughout an organization is to spread rumors about it.