Imagine running into the ultimate management mentor late one night on an otherwise deserted commuter train. You have a strange encounter, and walk away with a concise guide to success in the corporate world. Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? That's exactly what screenwriter and business coach Patrick Lencioni has done in The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998).
"Designed to be read in a single sitting," writes reviewer Howard Rothman, "this book uses the unexpected meeting between troubled high-tech honcho Andrew O'Brien and a mysterious old man named Charlie to explore a series of common traps that can unwittingly ensnare any hard-driven executive. Lencioni hones in on the five 'temptations' of the workplace: desires to jealously guard career status, consistently remain popular with subordinates, unfailingly make correct decisions, constantly strive for an atmosphere of total harmony, and always appear invulnerable. A discussion...
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