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The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A fable for managers (and their employees)
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The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A fable for managers (and their employees)

by Patrick Lencioni
August 2007
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
3h 55m
English
Jossey-Bass
Content preview from The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A fable for managers (and their employees)
PART THREE
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The Experiment

COLD FEET

The reality of his decision began to strike Brian when he woke up on Thursday morning. But it wasn’t until he put on his “Gene and Joe’s” T-shirt that it completely hit home.
As he was heading out the door, he looked at Leslie and said, “What am I doing?”
Leslie smiled, and demonstrated yet again why Brian had been so lucky to marry her almost thirty years ago. “Because, as you said, it’s why God put you on earth. You’re a manager. And a leader. You can’t help it.”
“But look at me.” He turned toward a mirror in the entryway of the cabin. “I’m wearing a shirt that says ‘Pizza and Pasta. Here, There, Everywhere.’ ...
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