Patrick Lencioni: Build an A-Team with Working Genius | E306

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

YAP Media Network

Education, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Despite leading a talented team, Patrick Lencioni realized they struggled with innovation because he was the only one with the “invention” working genius. This pushed him to rethink his team’s roles and align them with their strengths. The result? A surge in collaboration and creativity, proving the power of the Working Genius framework. In this episode, Patrick shares how to apply the Working Genius model to unlock your team’s full potential and foster a culture of innovation and effectiveness. Patrick Lencioni is one of the founders of The Table Group and the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 9 million copies and have been translated into more than 30 languages. In this episode, Hala and Patrick will discuss: - How to identify and leverage your team’s natural strengths - The three phases of work for seamless execution - Strategies for filling “genius gaps” in your team - Why innovation often stalls and how to reignite it - The role of team maps in optimizing collaboration - Matching tasks to talents to prevent burnout - Balancing creativity with execution - The key to sustaining long-term innovation - How to make meetings more effective - And other topics… Patrick Lencioni is one of the founders of The Table Group and the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 9 million copies and have been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of The Table Group, Patrick dedicates his time to speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health. He also consults with executives and their teams. His classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, remains a national bestseller over twenty years after its release. His most recent book, The Six Types of Working Genius, was published in September 2022. Connect with Patrick: Patrick’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-lencioni-orghealth/ Patrick’s Twitter: https://x.com/patricklencioni Patrick’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patricklencioni_ Resources Mentioned: Take the Working Genius Assessment: youngandprofiting.co/work The Table Group: https://www.tablegroup.com/ Patrick’s Books: The Six Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team: https://www.amazon.com/Types-Working-Genius-Understand-Frustrations/dp/1637743297 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable: https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756 Patrick’s Podcasts: At The Table: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-the-table-with-patrick-lencioni/id1474171732 The Working Genius Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-working-genius-podcast-with-patrick-lencioni/id1553105854 The 3-Minute Reset: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-minute-reset-pat-lencioni-chris-stefanick/id1717490448 LinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life: Use code ‘podcast’ for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course. Sponsored By: Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify Mint Mobile - To get a new 3-month premium wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to mintmobile.com/profiting. Indeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting Found - Try Found for FREE at found.com/profiting Connecteam - Enjoy a 14-day free trial with no credit card needed. Open an account today at Connecteam.com More About Young and Profiting Download Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com Get Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships Leave a Review - ratethispodcast.com/yap Watch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Follow Hala Taha LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala Twitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala Learn more about YAP Media's Services - yapmedia.io/

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0:00.0	So often we look at a person's personality type and we think that tells us what kind of job they should have.
0:06.0	But working genius is what you do.
0:08.0	It actually allows us to avoid hiring people who are going to be miserable.
0:12.0	You've written in the past that is a mistake to think that avoid hiring people who are going to be miserable.
0:12.7	You've written in the past that is a mistake
0:14.6	to think that A-level talent doesn't need to be managed.
0:18.1	Working Genius helps us understand
0:19.8	how they might need to be managed.
0:21.5	But the truth of the matter is every person in the world
0:24.9	benefits from management. I don't care if you're running a $10 billion company and you're managing
0:28.8	the CMO. Everybody needs to be managed. The thing about a short meeting, it's efficient,
0:35.0	but it's not necessarily effective.
0:38.0	Most organizations try to...
0:40.0	And that's why people hate meetings. Yeah, am I'm welcome back to the show and today we are airing part two of my conversation with Patrick
1:06.7	Lanchoney. We're going to be talking all about working geniuses for teams. Now, if you didn't listen to part one of my episode with Patrick I
1:16.0	would go back now and take a listen to that. Part one of the episode is
1:19.5	really the foundation of learning about working geniuses, working competencies, and working frustrations.
1:25.9	We go over the six different working geniuses and that part one episode is really focused
1:30.1	on the individual.
1:31.6	So how can we understand what our working geniuses are? How can we
1:35.0	understand what to do with our competencies and frustrations and how to treat
1:38.6	them? How do all these different six core working geniuses work together to put on a project and we really
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