Servant Leadership in Action

Chapter 16How to Spot Ideal Team Players

PATRICK LENCIONI

Pat Lencioni and I met early in his career when we were speaking at the same conference in Saskatchewan. After his excellent session, I went up to him and said, “You know the reason your stuff is so good and so useful? It all comes from the Bible.” He said, “Really?” I had started the Lead Like Jesus ministry and recognized all of the positive things Pat was teaching were things Jesus had done. That began Pat’s thinking about his faith and its relation to his work. Pat and I agree that everyone can be a servant leader—and as he will share with you, in order for that to happen it helps to have the characteristics of an effective team player. —KB

WITH ENOUGH TIME, patience, and attention ...