Patrick M. Lencioni is president of The Table Group, a management consulting firm specializing in executive team development and organizational health. As a consultant and keynote speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives and their executive teams in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to high-tech start-ups to universities and non-profits. Lencioni is the author of ten best-selling books, including The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, The Advantage, The Truth About Employee Engagement and, most recently, The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues (Wiley, April 2016). He previously worked for Oracle, Sybase, and the management consulting firm Bain & Company.