The 6 Types of Working Genius, Part 2—From the Vault

Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast

Andy Stanley

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

When you identify your areas of working genius, as well as your areas of life-draining weakness, you put yourself in a position to tap into your natural gifts and are able to achieve more in every aspect of life.

In this episode from 2021, Patrick Lencioni is back to wrap up the Working Genius framework and why so many leaders feel stuck in roles that don’t fit. This conversation will help you identify your strengths, avoid burnout, and unlock a more productive and fulfilling way to work.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to the Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast, where we help leaders go further,
0:07.7	faster.
0:08.3	I'm Andy.
0:08.8	And in the virtual studio with me again this month is my friend Patrick Lincione.
0:14.0	Patrick, welcome back.
0:15.6	It's great to be back.
0:17.4	This is going to be fun.
0:18.3	Yeah, this is going to be fun.
0:20.0	I mean, last month was fun. This is going to be really fun because we this is going to be fun. I mean, last month was fun.
0:21.3	This is going to be really fun because we're going to talk about me, and I'm super excited about that. Hey, this month, Patrick and I are actually continuing the conversation when we began last month on the topic of working geniuses. This is a brand new evaluation tool. The patch team has created. And if honestly, if you miss part one of this conversation, I really recommend you hit pause and go back and listen to last month's leadership podcast because today's conversation will make a lot more sense if you do.
0:46.9	Now, if you listened last month and you took Pat's advice and you actually downloaded the tool and took the assessment, you are really going to
0:54.7	benefit from this conversation. And for those of you who didn't listen last month, that won't
0:59.3	make any sense, but it will if you go back and listen. Real quick, for those of you who are
1:03.7	joining us for the first time, Pat is no stranger to the podcast, and he's certainly no stranger
1:07.5	to most of you. My guest, as you've read or listened to at least one or two of Pat's 11 books, which have
1:13.7	sold over six million copies and been translated into over 30 languages.
1:18.5	He's one of the founders of the Table Group and is a pioneer in the organizational health
1:23.1	movement.
1:24.1	So, Pat, without reviewing the entire conversation from last month, if you would, let's
1:28.4	catch our listeners up just a little bit by reviewing what is the working genius as an assessment
1:33.2	tool and what are the six types you've identified. And then let's talk about my profile and
1:39.3	your profile, which is going to, you know, shed a lot of light on the profiles of the folks who
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