The Ideal Team Player

In this book, Patrick Lencioni explains how to identify and cultivate the three essential virtues of an ideal team player.

The story follows Jeff Shanley, a leader who must restore his uncle’s company’s cultural commitment to teamwork by identifying and building a culture around the virtues of humility, hunger, and smarts.

Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for leaders, HR professionals, and team members to create a culture of teamwork.

Ideal team players are described as humble (sharing credit and emphasizing team over self), hungry (self-motivated and diligent), and smart (emotionally intelligent with common sense about people).