The Three Signs of a Miserable Job Quotes

“. . . his biggest problem was his need for a problem.”
― Patrick Lencioni, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable For Managers

“Every human being that works has to know that what they do matters to another human being.”
― Patrick M. Lencioni, The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery

“Human beings need to be needed, and they need to be reminded of this pretty much every day. They need to know that they are helping others, not merely serving themselves.”
― Patrick M. Lencioni, The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery

“Because people who aren't good at their jobs don't want to be measured, because then they have to be accountable for something. Great employees love that kind of accountability. They crave it. Poor ones run away from it.”
― Patrick M. Lencioni, The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery

“In order to be the kind of leader who demonstrates genuine interest in employees and who can help people discover the relevance of their work, a person must have a level of personal confidence and emotional vulnerability.”
― Patrick M. Lencioni, The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery

“management is an everyday thing. Strategy and financial reporting and planning are not.”
― Patrick M. Lencioni, The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery

“high school kids at In-N-Out Burger and Chick-fil-A are doing largely the same job that kids at any other fast-food restaurant are doing, and yet there are a lot fewer miserable jobs at In-N-Out and Chick-fil-A. The difference is not the job itself. It is the management. And one of the most important things that managers must do is help employees see why their work matters to someone. Even if this sounds touchy-feely to some, it is a fundamental part of human nature.”
― Patrick Lencioni, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)

“See, management is an everyday thing. Strategy and financial reporting and planning are not.”
― Patrick Lencioni, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)

“I believe in the old saying that if you can’t measure something, you can’t improve it.”
― Patrick Lencioni, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)