A Workshop Based on the Three Signs of a Miserable Job
Patrick Lencioni is a New York Times best-selling business author of nine books including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Three Signs of a Miserable Job. As president and founder of The Table Group, Pat has consulted to CEOs and leadership teams in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies and start-ups to churches and non-profits. Pat's work has been featured in numerous publications such as BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, USA Today, Fortune, Drucker Foundation' Leader to Leader, and Harvard Business Review. Prior to founding The Table Group, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation, and Sybase, where he was vice president of organizational development. He also served on the National Board of Directors for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America from 2000-2003.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES. QUICK QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Job Misery? THE THREE SIGNS OF A MISERABLE JOB MODEL. DEFINING A MISERABLE JOB. WHAT IS THE COST OF JOB MISERY? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ELIMINATING JOB MISERY? THE MODEL. Anonymity. Irrelevance. Immeasurement. BENEFITS OF ELIMINATING JOB MISERY. ONLINE ASSESSMENT: EVALUATING THE FEEDBACK REPORT. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF FEEDBACK. DETAILED ANALYSIS OF FEEDBACK. MANAGER'S SELF-ASSESSMENT. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SCORES. SELF-ASSESSMENT. OVERCOMING THE THREE SIGNS. TEAM PROFILE WORKSHEET. ACTION STEPS FOR OVERCOMING THE THREE SIGNS. Anonymity. Irrelevance. Immeasurement. ANTI-MISERY WORKSHEETS. HOLDING THE CONVERSATIONS. REVIEW AND FOLLOW-UP. IF YOU WERE A COACH ... ACTION PLANNING. COMMITMENT. KEEPING THE LEARNING ALIVE. APPENDIX. GUIDELINES FOR INITIATING CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR TEAM. SUGGESTED ACTION STEPS FOR OVERCOMING THE THREE SIGNS OF A MISERABLE JOB. SAMPLE CONVERSATION. RESOURCES AND READING LIST. ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF MANAGING FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT.