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The Three Big Questions For A Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity To The Most Important Organization In Your Life (2008)

by Patrick Lencioni(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0470432411 (ISBN13: 9780470432419)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Jossey-Bass

review 1: This book is about a business paradigm applied to family life: clarifying your values and setting goals and objectives. The concept is interesting, but I disagree with the author on the effectiveness of this method. I think he views family life in a way that is too mechanical and overly simplified. I think the most fundamental aspect of family success is effective communication between family members, based on respect, understanding and different individual communications strategies. The major difference between a family and a business is not that one aims to generate a profit while the other aims to be happy. The major difference is that you cannot choose your coworkers. Your kids are with you for the rest of your life, and their other parent as well (you can divorce, but... more the link will stay though the kids). So getting along with other family members comes first. And that is an aspect that is not even mentioned in the book.
review 2: This was a re-read for me, but I felt I needed it. This is a great book written by a business consultant who shows how you can apply many of the same concepts he uses in the business world to your family as well. And since our family has been rather "frantic" for a while now, I felt the need to revisit his principles. They are simple and practical and can be applied to any kind of household: "nuclear" family, single parent, empty nesters, single adult... less

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