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Working Genius Workshop

Working Genius

Understand how to approach an initiative effectively and collaboratively to address all aspects of a project. 

 

 

During this session we  explore the Working Genius model from leadership expert Pat Lencioni, which outlines the three phases of any project:  ideation, activation, and execution. Then we address the six Working Geniuses required in each phase of a project  to deliver successfully. 

 

   - - -  Wonder, Invention, Discernment, Galvanizing, Enablement, Tenacity - - -

 

Every job, initiative, project or task requires all six of these geniuses.

Often we find some are effortless while others require extra energy and intention. By understanding which ones you naturally excel in, you can take personal accountability for your actions and decisions. Knowing this, you are better equipped to drive productivity, deliver results, and focus on the things that bring you energy and joy.

What if instead of looking for where we fall short, we search for what we do well? Playing to our strengths allows us to deliver on our goals and increases our ability to innovate. 

By the end of this workshop you’ll walk away with a productivity tool that will enable you to better navigate roadblocks that impede your success, while opening pathways to continuous innovation.

 

In this session you will: 

  • Learn to identify and understand your own, as well as other people’s Working Geniuses

  • Gain insight into why some tasks or phases of a project feel harder than others.

  • Develop greater ownership and achieve better results by applying the Working Genius model to your current responsibilities (we can use the current issue) 

  • Discuss how this tool illuminates growth opportunities and prevents accountability pitfalls

  • Adopt “best practices” for honoring yours and other Geniuses

 

Example Agenda

  • Welcome and Introductions

  • The Six Types of Working Genius Overview 

  • Self Assessment of Geniuses, Competencies, and Frustrations (20 Min) 

    • Task mapping exercise

  • The Three Stages of Work 

  • Benefits and Pitfalls of the team composition 

  • Understanding fundamental error attribution and judgment  

  • Discover why meetings can be bumpy given the “altitude” of each genius 

  • Apply this concept to current projects

  • Summary and “Go-Forward” plan