The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni is a lightweight read that requires little of the reader in terms of time or effort, but will still seriously challenge most leaders to examine how they interact with their teams and lead their organizations. The lessons are simple, and yet for some will be profound, and learning them could have a major impact on how well you lead.
That being said, I finished the book with a bit of a “meh” feeling. I can’t fault anything about the book other than the fact that there’s not much to it. Some books feel like they probably were a good 20 page magazine article that was stretched to 200 pages. This one simply feels like a good 20 page magazine article (or maybe 40 pages). The two additional very brief sections added on to the fable contribute very little to the value of the book. The lessons taught are valuable, but they would probably be covered in a single chapter in most of the good business books I read.