Unlock Your Team’s Potential

Is your team getting more done but enjoying it less? Do you have talented people who seem to be working in the wrong roles? The 6 Types of Working Genius is a revolutionary model developed by Patrick Lencioni and The Table Group designed to help teams and individuals discover the type of work that brings them joy and energy. As a Certified Working Genius Facilitator, I use this powerful tool to help teams boost productivity, improve communication, and create a more fulfilling and effective work environment.

What is The 6 Types of Working Genius?

This model is 20% personality and 80% productivity. It reveals how people can most effectively contribute to work by identifying their areas of natural strength. The central idea is that everyone has two "Working Geniuses" (work that energizes them), two "Working Competencies" (work they can do but find draining), and two "Working Frustrations" (work they struggle with and find exhausting).

The six types of genius required for any project are:

  • Wonder: The ability to ponder, question, and identify the need for change.

  • Invention: The gift of creating new ideas and solutions from scratch.

  • Discernment: The talent for intuitively evaluating ideas and making sound judgments.

  • Galvanizing: The skill of rallying and inspiring others to take action.

  • Enablement: The gift of coming alongside to support and help implement an idea.

  • Tenacity: The drive to push projects to completion and achieve results.

Who is this for?

This service is for any team or organization that wants to be more effective and fulfilled. Research shows that people use Working Genius to achieve specific outcomes. This is ideal for teams looking to:

  • Improve productivity (the #1 reason people take the assessment).

  • Improve relationships and team cohesion.

  • Improve the quality of their work.

  • Reduce conflict and misunderstanding.

  • Better leverage one another's strengths.

The Process: Assessment & Facilitated Workshop

Our process is simple, insightful, and designed for immediate impact.

  1. The Assessment: Each team member takes a 10-minute online assessment to identify their unique Working Genius profile.

  2. The Workshop: As a Certified Working Genius Facilitator, I lead your team through an interactive workshop. We unpack the results, create a team map to identify strengths and gaps, and build a plan for applying these insights to your work.

The ForePoint Advantage: Why Work with a Certified Facilitator?

As a Certified Working Genius Facilitator, I have received hands-on training from the Table Group team and am equipped with the tools to help you leverage this model. Working with a facilitator can transform your team by helping you:

  • Make quick and concrete adjustments to roles and responsibilities.

  • Improve dialogue and make team meetings more effective.

  • Alleviate guilt about struggles with certain types of work.

  • Avoid making unfair judgments about one another's motivations.

  • Get more done in less time.

People who understand and operate in their areas of genius are happier and more effective.

For Individuals: Experience greater job satisfaction, reduced burnout, and the clarity to understand why certain work is energizing or draining.

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For Teams: Achieve enhanced productivity, improved team dynamics, better decision-making, and a common language for discussing work.

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faqs

Common questions about
“The 6 Types of Working Genius”

  • Not exactly. The Working Genius assessment is 20% personality and 80% productivity. It focuses less on who you are and more on the type of work that you are naturally good at and find energizing.

  • The online assessment is quick and straightforward, typically taking only 10 minutes to complete. The real value comes from our facilitated workshop where we apply the results.

  • Research conducted on the model shows the top reasons teams use Working Genius are to improve productivity (28%), improve relationships (24%), and improve the quality of their work (23%). The assessment is also highly effective at helping teams better understand one another and identify the strengths and gaps within the group

  • Of course. Here are a few more FAQs for the "6 Types of Working Genius" page that address more specific or comparative questions a client might have.

    We already use other assessments (e.g., Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder). How is this different? Those are great tools for understanding personality and signature strengths. The Working Genius model is different because it is 20% personality and 80% productivity. It focuses specifically on how you and your team approach the process of work. It helps answer why you enjoy certain tasks and feel drained by others, making it a highly practical tool for aligning roles, improving team meetings, and boosting productivity.

Stop guessing what makes your people tick. The Working Genius model provides the clarity needed to reduce frustration and boost team productivity. Let's get started.