Last updated: August 2026
Who is Patrick Lencioni?
Patrick Lencioni is the bestselling author behind The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – the foundational model that powers The Five Behaviours programme, used by thousands of organisations worldwide to build more cohesive, high-performing teams.
He is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on leadership, teamwork and organisational health. A pioneer of the organisational health movement, Patrick Lencioni is the author of 13 books, which have sold more than 10 million copies and have been translated into over 30 languages. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek, and he has spoken to millions of leaders at conferences and events around the world.
As president of The Table Group – the firm he founded in 1997 – Patrick splits his time between writing, speaking, and consulting to CEOs and their leadership teams. Before founding The Table Group, Patrick worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation, and Sybase. He has worked with thousands of executives across organisations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations and professional sports teams to non-profits and public sector bodies. He is also the host of the popular business podcast, At The Table with Patrick Lencioni.
The Wall Street Journal called him one of the most sought after business speakers in America; he has addressed millions of people at conferences and events around the world over the past 15 years. Pat has written for or been featured in numerous publications including the Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, Fortune, Fast Company, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and BusinessWeek.
Pat lives in the Bay Area with his wife, Laura, and their four boys.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team remains Patrick Lencioni’s most celebrated work, and one of the most influential business books of the past two decades. Now available in a 20th Anniversary Edition, the book has sold over 2.5 million copies and continues to sit on bestseller lists more than 20 years after it was first published.
Told through a unique leadership fable, the book focuses on the collective behaviours that make or break a team, and provides a practical, memorable framework for addressing them. For many organisations, reading The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is the first step in launching a broader team development initiative.
Bringing Patrick Lencioni’s Work to Your Organisation
The Five Behaviours programme, powered by Everything DiSC, brings Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions model to life through facilitated workshops, personalised profiles and practical strategies your team can apply from day one.
At The Fruitful Group, we are authorised partners of The Five Behaviours. Whether you want to introduce the model to your team, train internal facilitators, or build a long-term team development programme, we are here to help.
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“The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is a foundational part of our training and leadership development.”
Gary Kelly, CEO, Southwest Airlines
