Ep 126: Elevating Individual and Team Productivity With Patrick Lencioni’s Working Genius Tool

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">What if, as a leader, you had access to a tool that could easily identify productivity strengths and weaknesses for your team? After years as a pioneer in the field of organizational health, speaker, consultant, and best-selling author Patrick Lencioni has developed “Working Genius,” which can help leaders quickly and clearly identify how individual team members are wired to work naturally. In addition, Working Genius can <em>also</em> be used to easily map an entire team’s strengths and weaknesses. In this episode, Patrick and Global Leadership Podcast team member Jason Jaggard explore how Patrick approaches public speaking, how Working Genius came about, and how leaders can use it to increase productivity and happiness of their individuals <em>and</em> teams.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">KEY MOMENTS IN THIS EPISODE</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">04:44</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">   </span> <strong>CREATING CONNECTION THROUGH ON-STAGE VULNERABILITY.</strong> As a speaker, Patrick intentionally breaks down barriers between himself and his audience by owning his vulnerabilities and bringing the audience into the experience with him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-left: 40.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;">14:32<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">   </span> SIX DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES ARE REQUIRED TO DO ANY KIND OF WORK (AND INDIVIDUALS ARE ONLY GREAT AT TWO OF THEM):</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoListParag