Patrick Lencioni - The Table Group Founder & NYT Bestselling Author (10M+ Books Sold) | Why 80% of People Hate Their Work and the Simple Framework to Fix It

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Patrick Lencioni is the founder of The Table Group and a New York Times bestselling author whose books on leadership and teamwork have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, including classics like "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" and "The Advantage." For decades, he's worked with CEOs and executive teams to help them build healthier, more cohesive organizations. In this episode, he explains why roughly 80% of people are unhappy in their jobs, breaks down the root causes behind that number, and shares a simple, practical framework anyone can use to make work more fulfilling — whether you're leading a team or just trying to find more meaning in your own. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/patricklencioniofficial/ https://x.com/patricklencioni  https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-lencioni-orghealth/  ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory) LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary  Upwork - https://upwork.com/  Dell - https://dell.com/dell-pro   AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing  Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud  Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/ Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/ (Code: success) Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10) MyFitnessPal - https://podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT) Scribe - https://scribe.how/success (Code: SuccessStory) Noom - https://www.noom.com/  ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 02:18 – What Working Outside Your Genius Feels Like 08:39 – Why We Think Work Has to Suck 10:12 – How Patrick Discovered Working Genius 15:14 – What Is Working Genius, Really? 17:19 – Escaping Your Parents’ Definition of Success 19:50 – The Six Working Geniuses—At Work and Beyond 29:35 – Sponsor Break 32:55 – Are Great Entrepreneurs Born or Made? 35:19 – When Your Genius Works Against You 36:39 – Can You Change Your Working Genius? 41:42 – Why Burnout Isn’t the Real Problem 46:52 – Where Work Guilt and Shame Come From 49:43 – Can You Recognize Your Own Genius? 54:41 – Sponsor Break 59:15 – Is It Ever Too Late to Find Your Genius? 1:00:47 – Why Patrick Calls Himself a “Lazy Kid” 1:02:44 – When High Achievement Is Really Fear 1:05:09 – Why Life Is Simple—but Difficult 1:08:07 – Patrick’s New Definition of Success 1:12:27 – Why Even Experts Struggle With Self-Awareness 1:14:20 – Working Genius Meets The Five Dysfunctions 1:17:05 – When Great Employees Are in the Wrong Role 1:21:38 – How Patrick’s Faith Became Real 1:23:33 – How Spirituality Changes Leadership 1:29:24 – Patrick’s Most Important Life Lesson