The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni

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.

Episodes

March 20, 2024 17 mins

In a marriage, a project team, or any other sort of partnership that consists of only two people, someone is going to be taking on dirty work.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the necessity of awareness and gratitude in every partnership.  

 

WGP Episode 38 What Each Genius Craves: https://tinyurl.com/WhatEachGeniusCraves

 

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Use the Working Genius model to nail your next job interview and land the job you really want.  This week, Pat, Cody, Tracy and Beau discuss authentic interviewing and the idea of being rejected for the right reasons.  

 

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Best Job Worst Job: https://www.workinggenius.com/wg-podcast-post/45-best-job-worst-job

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February 22, 2024 19 mins

The Working Genius model should never limit someone within a role.  This week, Pat is joined by Cody, Tracy and Laura as they discuss the idea of being put in a box as a result of your Geniuses.  

 

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February 7, 2024 19 mins

What can you do if nobody on your team has a certain disruptive Genius?  This week, the team discusses the difference between behavioral and structural Galvanizing.  

 

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January 24, 2024 14 mins

On a large scale, working in your frustrations can lead to dissatisfaction and burnout.  But how does it affect us in the moment?  This week, Pat and the team discuss how the way we get work done can make us grumpy, and what that means for the way we approach tasks.  

 

To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast

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January 17, 2024 17 mins

Is there such a thing as spending too much time in your sweet spot?  This week, as promised, Pat and the team debate the merits of hypothetically doing all of your work within your areas of Genius.  

 

To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast

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December 20, 2023 28 mins

The results are in!  This week, the team provides some new data from the Working Genius Assessment, and looks back on how the Six Types of Working Genius has grown since the beginning of 2023.  

 

New WG results data: click to download

 

To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/

 

To become a Working Genius Certified Facilitator: https://...

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December 6, 2023 24 mins

It's close to the ground, it's disruptive, and it's the last of the Six Types.  This week, the podcast team brings in some help as we finally explore the Genius of Tenacity.  

 

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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November 21, 2023 19 mins

This week, the team talks about the Genius of Galvanizing, and the depth associated with it that we might not always recognize.  We'll finally land the plane on our next episode, where we will discuss the Genius of Tenacity.  

 

To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast

 

To take the Six Types of Working Genius Assessment:

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November 8, 2023 21 mins

Every entrepreneur, leader and manager needs to be intentional about who they bring on to their team.  This week, Pat, Tracy, Cody and Beau discuss the reasons for prioritizing Working Genius as the search criteria.  

 

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Listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/atthetablepodcast

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October 25, 2023 18 mins

Yes, the Working Genius assessment is a productivity tool, and it serves to reduce guilt and judgment among individuals and teams.  This week, Pat, Beau and Tracy go even deeper, and discuss how the Working Genius model relates to mercy and forgiveness.  

 

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October 12, 2023 24 mins

Yes, it's important to know what your Working Frustrations are, but how well have you communicated them with your team?  This week, Pat and the team talk about the importance of advertising your Frustrations and how it not only builds trust, but can make your job easier.  

 

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September 28, 2023 23 mins

There is one person on every team whose Geniuses have a particularly large impact.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the potential affects that a leader's Geniuses have on team dynamics, and reinforce the idea that the best leader is a self-aware one.  

 

To become a Certified Working Genius Facilitator: https://workinggenius.me/certpodcast23

 

To listen to the At the Table Podcast: tinyurl.com/at...

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September 13, 2023 16 mins

If a project has moved past your Geniuses or hasn't reached them yet, how can you productively contribute?  This week, Pat and the team explain how each Genius can still be an asset to a team in every stage of the process of work.  

 

Become a Working Genius Certified Facilitator: https://workinggenius.me/certpodcast23

 

Take the Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/

 

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August 31, 2023 17 mins

What's the difference between a DT and a TD?  Well... not much.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the potential impact that the order of our Working Geniuses has on the way we work.  

 

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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August 16, 2023 20 mins

Not all teachers are alike.  This week, Pat and the team discuss how different Genius pairings might approach the task of teaching others.  

 

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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August 2, 2023 20 mins

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/tea...

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July 19, 2023 20 mins

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

 

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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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June 14, 2023 33 mins

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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