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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Mar 4, 2022 • 46min
25. ALL the Pairings... Finally
Buckle up! This week, the Working Genius team reveals all of the pairings in our longest episode yet.
Feb 16, 2022 • 31min
24. Working Genius and Parenting
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.
20 snips
Jan 21, 2022 • 25min
23. Make Your Conversations More Productive
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.
21 snips
Jan 7, 2022 • 21min
22. The Cure for Team Toxicity
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.
9 snips
Dec 24, 2021 • 22min
21. Pairings Part 2
This week, the Working Genius team covers two more pairings with help from Beau and Julie. Tune in as we discuss IG and DT.
5 snips
Dec 15, 2021 • 17min
20. When Your Genius Sucks
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.
4 snips
Dec 3, 2021 • 24min
19. Pairings and Labels Part 1
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.
Nov 18, 2021 • 33min
18. Person on the Street: Tom and Rosylyn
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. To check out their store, visit VentureGoods.com
Nov 4, 2021 • 24min
17. Here's Your Birthday Gift
The podcast discusses the concept of working geniuses as gifts, emphasizing the importance of embracing and utilizing one's unique talents. It explores how to prioritize individual strengths in the workplace and celebrates unique gifts in children. Listeners are offered a free assessment license as a birthday gift.
Jul 13, 2021 • 29min
16. Cliffhanger
To close out this first 'season' of the Working Genius podcast, the team gets together to share what we've learned about the model, what we've been working on, and what's in store for the future.
