The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni

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.  

Learn how the Working Genius model applies to parenting. Embrace and leverage your strengths as a parent. Find creative solutions to balance work and family dynamics. Appreciate the sense of wonder in parenting. Apply the working genius model to understand and support children's strengths.

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.