The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni

By Patrick Lencioni

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What's The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni about?

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.

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47. Demystifying Invention

03.22.2023

The Genius of Invention is not nearly as complicated as the Genius that precedes it, but it can still be difficult to fully understand. This week, Pat and Beau are our two Inventors in studio, and they're joined by Cody ...

The Working Genius Podcast with Patrick Lencioni episodes:

03.22.2023 47. Demystifying Invention The Genius of Invention is not nearly as complicated as the Genius that precedes it, but it can still be difficult to fully understand. This week, Pat and Beau are our two Inventors in studio, and they're joined by Cody ...
03.08.2023 46. Don't Master Your Frustrations Don't master your frustrations. This week, the team talks about the trap of spending time outside of your Geniuses, and why simply becoming proficient in something you don't enjoy can be detrimental long term. To order Pat’s newest book: tinyurl.com/workinggeniusbook ...
02.22.2023 45. Best Job Worst Job What types of roles might be well-suited for each Genius pairing? This week, the team talks about what they would do if they had to take a different job. To order Pat’s newest book: tinyurl.com/workinggeniusbook To take the Six Types ...
02.10.2023 44. You Deserve the Right Job You deserve the right job. This week, Pat, Beau and Tracy discuss why taking the wrong job is almost always a recipe for disaster and how important it is to find a role that suits your gifts. To order Pat’s ...
01.25.2023 43. Guilt Around our Frustrations How can we stop ourselves from feeling bad about the things we aren't naturally gifted at? This week, Pat, Beau and Matt discuss the different types of guilt that are associated with each Working Frustration, and why this guilt is ...
01.11.2023 42. The Limits of Working Genius Everyone has Working Geniuses, Competencies and Frustrations, but these are not the only measures that describe us as people. This week, Pat, Cody and Beau discuss the dangers of overprescribing our Working Genius results, and why it's important to always ...
12.21.2022 41. Old Year New Year Since this is the last episode of the year, Pat, Cody, Tracy and Beau reflect on how far the Six Types of Working Genius has come in 2022. Then, the team discusses a way to audit our roles through the ...
12.07.2022 40. Responsive vs. Disruptive Leadership The best type of leader is always a self-aware one, however that doesn't mean certain Working Geniuses aren't sometimes better suited for specific organizations, roles, or situations. This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss the difference between responsive and disruptive ...
11.18.2022 39. Working Genius and the Holidays The holidays can be frustrating, and planning for them is work. This week, Pat, Cody, Tracy and Beau discuss how the Working Genius model can be used to spark meaningful conversations and alleviate stress during this holiday season. Accompanying PDF ...
10.21.2022 38. What Each Genius Craves Each of the Six Types craves something different from others. This week, Pat, Cody, Beau and Tracy identify the one thing that each Genius type needs to feel valued, and explain why this is important for teams. To order Pat’s ...
10.07.2022 37. Make it Stick What is the best way to embed the Working Genius into an organization's culture once the initial excitement wears off? This week, Pat, Beau and Tracy discuss a few different things you can do to 'make it stick.' Buy the ...
09.21.2022 36. Beers With the Author The Six Types of Working Genius Book is nearly out! This week on the Working Genius podcast, Beau sits down with Pat to pick his brain about his experiences as an author and dive in to the upcoming book. Buy ...
08.24.2022 35. Every Pairing Has a Rough Edge Every single Working Genius pairing is uniquely gifted. However, each one also has its own unique challenges. This week, the Working Genius team talks about the rough edges of each pairing.
08.12.2022 34. Slow to Judge and Quick to Understand As people, we are often quick to judge and slow to understand. This week, the team discusses the fundamental attribution error and lays the foundation for one of the most impactful symptoms, both personally and professionally, of embracing the Working ...
07.13.2022 33. WIDGET Your Progress When carrying out a project, how do you evaluate progress? This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss how the Working Genius model not only provides an effective way to measure progress against given objectives, but also serves to illuminate and ...
06.24.2022 32. Non-Working Genius Despite its name, the Six Types of Working Genius model is extremely applicable outside of work, and even on vacation. In this episode, Pat, Cody and Beau discuss how we can use the Working Genius to more effectively plan trips, ...
06.08.2022 31. Six for Six For any project, all 6 Types of Working Genius are necessary, so what does it look like when a team is underrepresented in a certain area? This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy talk about each individual Genius, and where teams ...
05.11.2022 30. Why we Devalue our Geniuses For some reason, many of us tend to view other peoples' Working Geniuses as more important or more impressive than our own. This week, the team talks about the unique merits of each Genius, and how much more appreciative we ...
04.29.2022 29. Signs of Team Success So the members of your team have taken the assessment... how do you then measure its impact? This week, Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss what success looks like when using the Working Genius model.
04.15.2022 28. Person on the Street: Chris Stefanick 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.
04.01.2022 27. Don't Should on Yourself 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 ...
03.18.2022 26. Elevator Pitch 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 ...
03.04.2022 25. ALL the Pairings... Finally Buckle up! This week, the Working Genius team reveals all of the pairings in our longest episode yet.
02.16.2022 24. Working Genius and Parenting We use the Working Genius model as a guide for how we show up to work. This week, Pat, Cody and Beau discuss how you can apply it to your job as a parent.
01.21.2022 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 ...
01.07.2022 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 ...
12.24.2021 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.
12.15.2021 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 ...
12.03.2021 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.
11.18.2021 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 ...
11.04.2021 17. Here's Your Birthday Gift This week, the team kicks off the new season of the Working Genius podcast as we celebrate the model's 1 year anniversary! Tune in to hear Pat, Cody and Tracy discuss our Geniuses as gifts: how we need to appreciate ...
07.12.2021 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.
06.02.2021 15. Rebranding Enablement The Genius of Enablement doesn't get the credit that we think it deserves. On this week's episode, we discuss the guilt, societal expectations, and general perceptions surrounding Enablement, and its importance on every team.
05.18.2021 14. The Truth About Burnout For too long we thought about burnout as it relates the to the amount of work on our plate. Pat and Cody discuss how the Working Genius provides a new paradigm for thinking about burnout as the type of work ...
05.05.2021 13. Holding Back Your Genius Should we be using our areas of Genius all the time? Pat and the team discuss why regulating our Genius in certain situations can serve our teams and families.
04.28.2021 12. Working Genius and Your Family We explore Working Genius in our homes. How does our type affect how we think about our families, kids, spouse, etc. Pat, Laura and Cody discuss guilt, judgement, musicals and more.
04.20.2021 11. Entering the Workforce Whether you're a recent grad or switching careers, everyone wants to get a job that they enjoy. In this episode, the team discusses how the Working Genius assessment can be applied to finding a job that's right for you.
04.13.2021 10. Understanding Discernment What's the difference between Discernment and expertise? This week, the team explores the nuances of the Genius of Discernment, and discusses why it is sometimes misunderstood.
04.06.2021 9. The Language of Work One of the most effective ways to use the Working Genius assessment involves adopting the language of the model into your vocabulary at work. This week, the team discusses the advantages of being "fluent" in the Six Types.
03.30.2021 8. Personality vs. Productivity What exactly is it that differentiates the Six Types of Working Genius from other personality type assessments? The team talks this week about how the Working Genius assessment is actually more of a productivity tool than a personality tool.
03.23.2021 7. Jobs, Careers and Hiring How should you use the Working Genius assessment to find the right job, or to hire the right people? Tune in to this week's episode to find out.
03.16.2021 6. Stop Feeling Guilty at Work Nobody is good at everything, yet we tend to dwell on our weaknesses and judge others for theirs. This week, the Working Genius team gives you the tools to stop feeling guilty at work.
03.09.2021 5. The Three Phases We've always thought of work as ideation and implementation, but the Working Genius model sheds light on an important middle phase that is often overlooked. This week, the Working Genius team talks about the three phases, and the elevation of ...
03.02.2021 4. The Genius of Meetings Every meeting requires certain Geniuses. This week, Pat and the Working Genius team discuss the different types of meetings, and how to identify which Geniuses are appropriate and necessary.
02.23.2021 3. Are You a Disruptor or a Responder? Are you a disruptor or a responder? In this episode, Pat and the Working Genius team discuss the difference between the three Responsive Geniuses and the three Disruptive Geniuses, and how they come across at work.
02.23.2021 2. No Joy No Genius Can you be skilled in an area that doesn’t give you joy and energy? Definitely. Does that mean it should be considered one of your Geniuses? Definitely not. In this episode, Pat and the Working Genius team dive into the ...
02.23.2021 1. What is Your Genius? In the first episode of the Working Genius Podcast, Pat and Cody express their excitement around the new show, talk about some of the topics that will be covered, and reintroduce the 64th episode of the At the Table podcast, ...
01.20.2021 Introducing "The Working Genius Podcast" with Patrick Lencioni What is Your Working Genius? Join leadership and teamwork expert Patrick Lencioni and his team as they explore the Working Genius model and provide practical advice for applying this framework individually, at our jobs and in our homes. Engage in ...