The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni
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.
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.
Episodes
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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
10 snips
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
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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
12 snips
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
27 snips
May 18, 2023 • 25min
51. Upstream vs Downstream
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.
May 3, 2023 • 20min
50. Working With IDs
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.
Apr 19, 2023 • 21min
49. In Case of Emergency
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. To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/ To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast See Pat 'At the Whiteboard' for a free live virtual event! Info and registration: https://www.workinggenius.com/jobscareersandhiringreg New! Working Genius Team Application Guide: https://www.workinggenius.com/teamapplicationguide
