As one of the first Table Group consultants Pat has worked with hundreds of executive teams. He makes a strong connection with every client, illustrates Lencioni principles with distinctive strokes, and finds ways to help even difficult team members become part of a cohesive unit. He is known for helping organizations deal gracefully with very thorny issues and for challenging top teams to stay on top. His passion for organizational health is obvious and his commitment to his clients is clear.
Currently, Pat works regularly with CEOs and executive teams to quickly and effectively apply the concepts captured in all of Pat Lencioni’s books. His clients span a broad spectrum of various industries including, but not limited to: private equity + portfolio companies, energy, health care and technology.
Pat is an expert facilitator of strategic and Board meetings. He has done so for several publicly traded companies. His understanding of the unique make-up of executive teams with the Myers-Briggs instrument has had a major impact as well. He is often asked to lead a meeting he calls, “The Elephant Hunt” – a frank conversation about the “elephants in the room” – those difficult conversations many organizations need to have, but don’t want to with out some experienced assistance.
Prior to joining The Table Group in 2004, Pat had extensive experience in helping build high performing teams as part of five Super Bowl Championships with the San Francisco 49’ers. He also worked with the San Francisco Giants for 13 years. He is the author of two books on leadership and has spoken to over 500 unique audiences in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia.
From the best-selling book, The Advantage, Pat makes the overwhelming case that organizational health “will surpass all other disciplines in business as the greatest opportunity for improvement and competitive advantage.” While too many leaders are still limiting their search for advantage to conventional and largely exhausted areas like marketing, strategy and technology, Pat claims there is an untapped gold mine sitting right beneath them. Instead of trying to become smarter, he asserts that leaders and organizations need to shift their focus to becoming healthier, allowing them to tap into the more-than-sufficient intelligence and expertise they already have. He defines a healthy organization as one with minimal politics and confusion, high degrees of morale and productivity, and low turnover among good people. Drawing on his experience consulting to some of the world’s leading teams and reaffirming many of the themes cultivated in his other best-sellers, Pat will reveal the four steps to achieving long-term success.
“Pat Richie is one of the most effective thinkers in the area of individual and organizational development. He has made a monumental contribution to the leadership of the Indiana Pacers, helped us focus on our values, and our internal teamwork. We are better because of the genuine caring way he works with us.”
“Pat Richie is a gifted thinker and speaker. In my 16-year association with the NFL, I was both challenged and encouraged by Pat.”
“Some people are skeptical going into a session. Yet every time I came out of a session with Pat I was pleasantly surprised. Pat was extremely empathetic to his audience. He managed to pull all of the best out of the people and get them really driving in a constructive way. I think that’s a sign of a fantastic consultant.”
“As the leadership team has changed over the years we have used the learning we have gotten to assimilate new leaders and quickly work together better. People come and go. This will help you deal with change and prepare your future leaders”.
“Our biggest challenge was building an executive team from scratch. We had to build trust – we didn’t have any! The biggest impact came from the face-to- face meetings with Pat Richie, using the model from the Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Now, our team is able to make quicker and effective decisions. The entire company has noticed the change.”
