The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni

The results are in!  This week, the team provides some new data from the Working Genius Assessment, and looks back on how the Six Types of Working Genius has grown since the beginning of 2023.  

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To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/

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It's close to the ground, it's disruptive, and it's the last of the Six Types.  This week, the podcast team brings in some help as we finally explore the Genius of Tenacity.  

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This week, the team talks about the Genius of Galvanizing, and the depth associated with it that we might not always recognize.  We'll finally land the plane on our next episode, where we will discuss the Genius of Tenacity.  

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Every entrepreneur, leader and manager needs to be intentional about who they bring on to their team.  This week, Pat, Tracy, Cody and Beau discuss the reasons for prioritizing Working Genius as the search criteria.  

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Yes, the Working Genius assessment is a productivity tool, and it serves to reduce guilt and judgment among individuals and teams.  This week, Pat, Beau and Tracy go even deeper, and discuss how the Working Genius model relates to mercy and forgiveness.  

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Yes, it's important to know what your Working Frustrations are, but how well have you communicated them with your team?  This week, Pat and the team talk about the importance of advertising your Frustrations and how it not only builds trust, but can make your job easier.  

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There is one person on every team whose Geniuses have a particularly large impact.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the potential affects that a leader's Geniuses have on team dynamics, and reinforce the idea that the best leader is a self-aware one.  

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If a project has moved past your Geniuses or hasn't reached them yet, how can you productively contribute?  This week, Pat and the team explain how each Genius can still be an asset to a team in every stage of the process of work.  

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What's the difference between a DT and a TD?  Well... not much.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the potential impact that the order of our Working Geniuses has on the way we work.  

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Not all teachers are alike.  This week, Pat and the team discuss how different Genius pairings might approach the task of teaching others.  

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Don't just do something, stand there.  This week, Pat, Cody, Beau and Tracy discuss the importance of patience as it relates to how we use our Geniuses.  

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If only there was a way to analyze different types of people in a consistent, contained, high-pressure environment where they have to work through problems as a team.  This week, Pat, Cody and Beau explore what each Genius type brings to an escape room.  

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To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/

What connections can be drawn between the Working Genius and the MBTI?  This week, the team talks about introversion and extraversion, and how they interact with our Working Genius results.  

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Which of the Six Types is the least common, but perhaps the most commonly misunderstood?  This week, the whole Working Genius team does a deep dive into the Genius of Wonder.  

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How do I use the Working Genius model to find a job or make a good hire?  This week on the podcast, Pat, Beau, Julie and Matt answer more of your questions about jobs, careers and hiring.  

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There's a clear difference between W, I, D and G, E, T.  This week, Pat, Cody, Tracy and Beau discuss a new way to look at the Working Genius model.  

Pat's Working Geniuses are Invention and Discernment, so he is otherwise known as a Discriminating Ideator.  This week, Beau and Tracy share with him what it's like to work with an ID and discuss the nuances of the pairing.  

How do our Geniuses come out when we are under stress?  This week, the team revisits the importance of regulating our Geniuses, but this time on a personal level.  

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What is the best Working Genius type?  This week, the team talks about self-awareness and humility.  

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The Genius of Invention is not nearly as complicated as the Genius that precedes it, but it can still be difficult to fully understand.  This week, Pat and Beau are our two Inventors in studio, and they're joined by Cody and Tracy to dive deeper into the second of the Six Types.  

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Don't master your frustrations.  This week, the team talks about the trap of spending time outside of your Geniuses, and why simply becoming proficient in something you don't enjoy can be detrimental long term.  

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What types of roles might be well-suited for each Genius pairing?  This week, the team talks about what they would do if they had to take a different job.  

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You deserve the right job.  This week, Pat, Beau and Tracy discuss why taking the wrong job is almost always a recipe for disaster and how important it is to find a role that suits your gifts.  

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How can we stop ourselves from feeling bad about the things we aren't naturally gifted at?  This week, Pat, Beau and Matt discuss the different types of guilt that are associated with each Working Frustration, and why this guilt is unnecessary.  

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Everyone has Working Geniuses, Competencies and Frustrations, but these are not the only measures that describe us as people.  This week, Pat, Cody and Beau discuss the dangers of overprescribing our Working Genius results, and why it's important to always consider a variety of factors when analyzing our tendencies and preferences.  

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Since this is the last episode of the year, Pat, Cody, Tracy and Beau reflect on how far the Six Types of Working Genius has come in 2022.  Then, the team discusses a way to audit our roles through the lens of the Working Genius model as we enter 2023.   

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To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/

To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast

The best type of leader is always a self-aware one, however that doesn't mean certain Working Geniuses aren't sometimes better suited for specific organizations, roles, or situations.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the difference between responsive and disruptive leaders.  

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To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/

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The holidays can be frustrating, and planning for them is work.  This week, Pat, Cody, Tracy and Beau discuss how the Working Genius model can be used to spark meaningful conversations and alleviate stress during this holiday season.

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Three questions for discussion:

1. Which of these six activities give you joy and energy? 
2. Which of these six activities rob you of joy and energy? 
3. Given your responses, how does this play out during the holidays?

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Each of the Six Types craves something different from others.  This week, Pat, Cody, Beau and Tracy identify the one thing that each Genius type needs to feel valued, and explain why this is important for teams.  

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To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/

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What is the best way to embed the Working Genius into an organization's culture once the initial excitement wears off?  This week, Pat, Beau and Tracy discuss a few different things you can do to 'make it stick.'  

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The Six Types of Working Genius Book is nearly out!  This week on the Working Genius podcast, Beau sits down with Pat to pick his brain about his experiences as an author and dive in to the upcoming book.  

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Take the 12 minute assessment: workinggenius.com

Every single Working Genius pairing is uniquely gifted.  However, each one also has its own unique challenges.  This week, the Working Genius team talks about the rough edges of each pairing.  

As people, we are often quick to judge and slow to understand.  This week, the team discusses the fundamental attribution error and lays the foundation for one of the most impactful symptoms, both personally and professionally, of embracing the Working Genius model.  

When carrying out a project, how do you evaluate progress?  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss how the Working Genius model not only provides an effective way to measure progress against given objectives, but also serves to illuminate and prescribe the necessary next steps.  

Despite its name, the Six Types of Working Genius model is extremely applicable outside of work, and even on vacation.  In this episode, Pat, Cody and Beau discuss how we can use the Working Genius to more effectively plan trips, book travel, and decide what to do on vacation.  

For any project, all 6 Types of Working Genius are necessary, so what does it look like when a team is underrepresented in a certain area?  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about each individual Genius, and where teams get stuck without them.  

For some reason, many of us tend to view other peoples' Working Geniuses as more important or more impressive than our own.  This week, the team talks about the unique merits of each Genius, and how much more appreciative we are of others when we realize the true value of our own strengths.  

So the members of your team have taken the assessment... how do you then measure its impact?  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss what success looks like when using the Working Genius model.  

This week, the team sits down with a good friend who happens to be one of Pat's favorite 'creative dreamers'.  Tune in to hear how Chris' Wonder and Invention impact his role as a leader.  

We all tell ourselves that we should be better at certain aspects of our work or in certain areas of our life.  However, if we aren't naturally inclined to enjoy and thrive within those areas, to 'should' on ourselves is a recipe for unnecessary guilt and shame.  

The Six Types of Working Genius is a strikingly simple model, yet there is an almost overwhelming amount of depth in its application.  So where's the hook?  This week, the team describes what we believe to be the most effective 'elevator pitch' for the Working Genius assessment.  

Buckle up!  This week, the Working Genius team reveals all of the pairings in our longest episode yet.  

We use the Working Genius model as a guide for how we show up to work.  This week, Pat, Cody and Beau discuss how you can apply it to your job as a parent.  

In previous episodes, we've talked about the altitude of each Genius, the 3 stages of work, regulating your Genius, and the Genius of meetings.  What do you get when you roll all of these concepts together?  A new Working Genius framework that applies to any conversation at work.  

Perhaps the most immediate benefit of the Working Genius model is how it allows us to overcome the fundamental attribution error.  This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss how we can replace judgement and toxicity on our teams with understanding and grace.  

This week, the Working Genius team covers two more pairings with help from Beau and Julie.  Tune in as we discuss IG and DT.  

Every one of our Working Geniuses gives us joy and energy, but that doesn't mean they can never prove to be annoying, to others or to ourselves.  In this episode, Pat and Cody explore how each of the Six Types sometimes sucks.  

Everyone has two Working Geniuses, which means there are 15 different potential pairings.  This week, the team reveals three of the labels that we've come up with for some of those pairings, starting with DE, DG, and ID.  

This week on the podcast, we debrief some Working Genius results live!  Our friends Tom and Rosylyn, who own a local business, sit down with Pat and Cody to discuss how their Geniuses show up in both their marriage and their work.  

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This week, the team kicks off the new season of the Working Genius podcast as we celebrate the model's 1 year anniversary!  Tune in to hear Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss our Geniuses as gifts: how we need to appreciate them, how we can appreciate the gifts of others, and how our gifts remain the same over time.