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Earn Your Happy

The 6 Types of Genius That Will Change How You Work, Lead, and Live with Patrick Lencioni

Earn Your Happy

Lori Harder

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

For years, I thought something was wrong with me. Why was I so energized by vision and ideas, but completely drained by details and follow-through? In this episode, I sit down with leadership expert Patrick Lencioni to talk about the framework that finally gave me language for what I’d felt my entire life. Pat breaks down the 6 types of working genius and shares why burnout isn’t caused by working too hard, how most of us grow up believing we’re lazy, behind, or not cut out for leadership when in reality, we’re just trying to operate outside of how we’re wired. Tune in to learn why certain tasks light you up while others exhaust you, and how to build a business and life that works for you. This episode is brought to you in partnership with Working Genius. Check out our Sponsors: Northwest Registered Agent - Don’t wait, protect your privacy, build your brand and get your complete business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes! Visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/EarnFree Shopify - Try the ecommerce platform I trust for Glōci, Sign up for your $1/month trial period at http://Shopify.com/happy Brevo - the all-in-one marketing and CRM platform built to help you connect with customers, boost engagement, and grow your business smarter. Get started for free today, or use code HAPPY50 to save 50% on Starter and Standard Plans for the first three months of an annual subscription. Just head to http://www.brevo.com/happy Working Genius - If you’re a CEO, an entrepreneur, or anyone who wants to level up, Working Genius helps you drop the shame around your weaknesses and focus on what you naturally do best. Take the Working Genius assessment and get 20% off with code EARN at http://workinggenius.com Indeed - Spend less time searching, and more time actually interviewing candidates who check all your boxes. Indeed is giving Earn Your Happy listeners a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to help get your job the premium status it deserves. Just go to http://Indeed.com/podcast right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on Earn Your Happy. HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Pat’s 28-year journey in leadership and building healthier companies. 03:30 Why you’re not broken for struggling with certain tasks. 06:00 How Working Genius eliminates guilt and self-judgment. 09:15 What are the 6 types of Working Genius? 10:30 Why question-askers are often misunderstood. 12:15 Who is wired to build what doesn’t exist yet? 13:00 Why trusting your gut is a real superpower. 14:15 The galvanizers who light the fire and get everyone into action. 17:00 The unseen glue that holds teams, families, and businesses together. 18:30 The finishers who love bringing ideas all the way across the line. 21:15 How to stop resenting teammates for doing what you actually need. 23:00 How misunderstanding creates conflict in relationships. 27:00 How to manage and hire based on Working Genius. 30:15 The language that makes hard work sustainable. 34:30 How much time should you spend in your genius? 35:45 How to let go of guilt around who you’re “supposed” to be. 40:45 Why misalignment leads to burnout. 48:00 The performance review that changed a career. 52:00 There’s no “good job,” only a good job for you. 57:15 Why every role looks different, even in the same profession 01:01:30 How to take the Working Genius assessment. RESOURCES Take the Working Genius Assessment and get 20% off with code EARN Apply for the Elite Entrepreneur Mastermind HERE! Get on the waitlist for Mentor Collective Mastermind HERE! Try glōci for 40% off your first order with code HAPPY at checkout - head to getgloci.com FOLLOW Follow me: @loriharder Follow glōci: @getgloci Follow Patrick’s IG: @patricklencioniofficial Follow Patrick’s LinkedIn: @patrick-lencioni-orghealth

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0:00.0

This podcast is brought to you by Shopify Northwest Registered Agent, Working, Genius,

0:07.6

Bravo, and Indeed.

0:09.0

Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at Shopify.com slash happy.

0:15.4

Protect your privacy, build your brand, and get your complete business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes.

0:21.5

Visit www. northwest registered agent.com forward slash earn free.

0:27.6

Confidence isn't pretending to be good at everything. It's knowing where you're truly gifted.

0:32.9

Take the working genius assessment today and get 20% off with code, earn, at workinggenius.com.

0:41.2

Are you ready to take your business marketing to the next level?

0:44.2

Meet Bravo.

0:44.9

Just head to www.brevo.com forward slash happy and take your marketing further with Bravo and

0:51.5

ORA.

0:52.2

Spend less time searching and more time actually interviewing candidates

0:54.9

who check all your boxes. Less stress, less time, more results now with Indeed sponsored jobs.

1:00.4

Go toindeed.com slash podcast right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed

1:05.4

on this podcast. The first five years of entrepreneurship, I was like, am I cut out for this?

1:12.6

Like, I am so bad over here.

1:15.2

Why do I have so much resistance here?

1:18.0

Like, what is my problem?

1:19.2

I think the most powerful thing about knowing your working genius and knowing the working

1:22.7

genius of the people around you and your family and your teams at work is you avoid guilt that you direct to yourself

1:29.1

for what you're not good at and judgment to others because I thought I was lazy because I didn't

1:35.2

like details and finishing things. Oh my God, that's me. But when you start a business, you think,

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