The Motive

Patrick Lencioni, author of a dozen books on building teams and leading organizations, turns here to why leaders lead in the first place. His fable follows Shay Davis, who runs a home security business in the Bay Area, who is worried about his job and about a company falling well short of its potential. Over a day-long conversation he gets blunt advice from Liam Alcott, head of a more successful security firm and his most hated rival. The story contrasts two motives for leading, one appropriate and one destructive. After the fable, Lencioni explains the mistaken beliefs that lead executives to neglect their core duties, and offers action steps in five key areas.

Alex Hormozi said it changed his life and showed him why his companies had plateaued.