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The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable... about Restoring Sanity to the Most Important Organization in Your Life Hardcover - 2008 - 1st Edition

by Patrick M. Lencioni

Using highly successful techniques from his work as a management and teamwork consultant, Lencioni provides steps that parents can quickly put into action to transform household chaos into order without sacrificing fun and spontaneity.


From the publisher

A singularly relevant application of organizational leadership to the home and family

In this unique and groundbreaking book, business consultant and New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni sets his sights on the most important organization in our lives--the family.

As a husband and as the father of four young boys, Lencioni realized the discrepancy between the time and energy his clients put into running their organizations and the reactive way most people run their personal lives. Having experienced the stress of a frantic family firsthand, he and his wife began applying some of the tools he uses with Fortune 500 companies at home, and with surprising results.

In the book, you'll learn to answer questions like:

  • What makes my family unique?
  • What is my family's biggest priority-its rallying cry-right now?
  • How can my family use the answers to these questions today, next week, and next year?

An indispensable resource for busy professionals with full family lives, The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family belongs on the bookshelves of anyone who has ever struggled to balance leading people at work with leading a family unit.

From the rear cover

PRAISE FOR
The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family

"A guidebook for frantic families who want to reduce stress, tension, and pressure, and make the adventure of family life more exuberant."
--FRANCES HESSELBEIN, chairman and founding president of Leader to Leader Institute, formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management; former CEO, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

"This is terrific. Just like he does in his business books, Lencioni combines great fiction with uncommon wisdom and practical advice. He provides simple toolsthat will help any family reduce stress and increase vitality."
--TIM TASSOPOULOS, senior vice president, operations, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

"By interjecting concepts like strategy and organizational values into families, Lencioni may just revolutionize the way we see our roles as leaders at home. This should be a classic."
--JIM LEVINE, author, Working Fathers: New Strategies for Balancing Work and Family

"Finally, a family book that doesn't bore me with academic jargon or make me feel inadequate as a parent. I loved it and put it to use immediately."
--PATTY DEWITT, school teacher, wife, mother of three

"Patrick's delightful story is as engaging as it is powerful. He elevates the difficult role of managing a family to the place where it belongs."
--ELISA MORGAN, CEO, MOPS International; publisher, FullFill

From the jacket flap

PRAISE FOR
The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family

"A guidebook for frantic families who want to reduce stress, tension, and pressure, and make the adventure of family life more exuberant."
--FRANCES HESSELBEIN, chairman and founding president of Leader to Leader Institute, formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management; former CEO, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

"This is terrific. Just like he does in his business books, Lencioni combines great fiction with uncommon wisdom and practical advice. He provides simple toolsthat will help any family reduce stress and increase vitality."
--TIM TASSOPOULOS, senior vice president, operations, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

"By interjecting concepts like strategy and organizational values into families, Lencioni may just revolutionize the way we see our roles as leaders at home. This should be a classic."
--JIM LEVINE, author, Working Fathers: New Strategies for Balancing Work and Family

"Finally, a family book that doesn't bore me with academic jargon or make me feel inadequate as a parent. I loved it and put it to use immediately."
--PATTY DEWITT, school teacher, wife, mother of three

"Patrick's delightful story is as engaging as it is powerful. He elevates the difficult role of managing a family to the place where it belongs."
--ELISA MORGAN, CEO, MOPS International; publisher, FullFill

Details

  • Title The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable... about Restoring Sanity to the Most Important Organization in Your Life
  • Author Patrick M. Lencioni
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
  • Date 2008-09-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780787995324 / 0787995320
  • Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 6.68 x 0.85 in (21.84 x 16.97 x 2.16 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Family, Family - Psychological aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008021041
  • Dewey Decimal Code 646.78

Media reviews

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 06/23/2008, Page 45
  • Time, 09/08/2008, Page 8

About the author

PATRICK LENCIONI is a New York Times best-selling business author of seven books including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Truth About Employee Engagement. He is also a husband and the father of four boys. 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. In addition to his books, Pat has written or been featured in publications like Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Leader to Leader, and USA Today.

To learn more about Patrick Lencioni and his other products and services, please visit www.tablegroup.com.

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