
The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni
What is your Working Genius? The Working Genius podcast is designed to help people identify their natural gifts and find joy and fulfillment in their work and life.
Leadership and teamwork expert Patrick Lencioni and his team explore the Working Genius model and provide practical advice for applying this framework individually, at our jobs and in our homes. What type of work makes you thrive? Are you burning out because your job requires you to work in your areas of frustration? How can teams and families better tap into one another’s gifts? This podcast answers all these questions and more.
Latest episodes

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Oct 13, 2023 • 24min
61. Advertise Your Frustrations
Learn how advertising your frustrations with your team can build trust and make your job easier. The importance of understanding and owning frustrations and the impact it has on clarity and joy. Addressing challenges of individuals with disliked tasks and finding alternative solutions. Building trust through self-awareness and discernment. Exploring the relationship between working geniuses and frustrations.

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Sep 28, 2023 • 24min
60. Your Leader's Genius
This podcast explores the impact of a leader's genius on team dynamics and highlights the importance of self-awareness. It discusses strategies for utilizing a leader's strengths while acknowledging their limitations. The podcast also emphasizes the value of recognizing and appreciating the different working geniuses of team members. Additionally, it introduces a fast track certification program for becoming an expert in using the working genius framework.

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Sep 13, 2023 • 17min
59. Working Genius Scramble
Explore the challenges of working out of order and the importance of self-awareness and communication. Learn how each genius can still be an asset in every stage of the work process. Discover the significance of vulnerability and trust in building a strong team dynamic. Gain insights into the certification program for learning how to leverage working genius.

Aug 31, 2023 • 17min
58. Who's on First?
This podcast explores the impact of the order of our Working Geniuses on the way we work. It delves into the concept of working genius and how it relates to individual joy and energy in work. The importance of utilizing 'invention first' and 'discernment first' geniuses in different situations is also discussed, as well as the significance of finding a balance between utilizing dominant strengths and incorporating other strengths. The value of vulnerability in building trust within teams is highlighted, along with the importance of embracing wonder in working genius.

Aug 16, 2023 • 21min
57. Teaching to Your Genius
Exploring teaching with different genius pairings, leveraging strengths in teaching, matching teaching styles to working genius, using wonder as a teaching strategy, the importance of self-awareness in teaching and leadership

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Aug 2, 2023 • 21min
56. The Genius of Patience
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. Six Types of Working Genius Book Discussion Guide: https://tinyurl.com/BookDiscussionGuide Working Genius Team Application Guide: https://www.workinggenius.com/teamapplicationguide Become a Working Genius Certified Facilitator: https://www.workinggenius.com/client/certification/ Listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast

Jul 19, 2023 • 20min
55. Activity Dissection
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. To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/

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Jul 5, 2023 • 16min
54. Introverts, Extraverts and the Working Genius
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. To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast

57 snips
Jun 14, 2023 • 33min
53. The Wonder of Wonder
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. To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/ To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast

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May 24, 2023 • 24min
52. Jobs, Careers and Hiring Q&A
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. To access 'Reviewing Your Results' PDF: tinyurl.com/reviewingyourresults To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast