Tracy: Elon Musk is an interesting example because I'm sure he's an inventor. He just loves to solve a lot of problems that don't need to be solved. Matt: My worst job would be sitting in a room and someone coming in and saying, hey, can you help? Can you be the person that solves this problem? Tracy: It's easy to go, why doesn't that person come up with a new idea? What's wrong with them? It's like, they don't have those gifts. Tracey: But it's not just the person who likes to get things done. There's also the eek. And then we're going to tell a story
We've always thought of work as ideation and implementation, but the Working Genius model sheds light on an important middle phase that is often overlooked. This week, the Working Genius team talks about the three phases, and the elevation of each Genius as it relates to landing a plane.