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Getting Work Done: The Six Types of Working Genius

Getting Work Done: The Six Types of Working Genius

Moving into a new role can be intimidating, and moving into a new leadership role maybe more so. However, no matter what is going on personally, the work needing to be done and the complexity around those projects continues to increase. As such, it is an imperative to find a way to structure the work needing to be done in such a way to excite, engage, and energize the people we are asking to lead and work with. The Six Types of Working Genius is the Table Group's attempt to help teams organize their work in such a way to help keep people energized with the work at hand and to keep things moving forward.This session will offer a overview of the model, walk through each type of Working Genius, and offer anecdotes around how it is being utilized to help energize the work being done with technology at Martin Luther College.

Bob Martens

March 27, 2023
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  1. Bob Martens, Martin Luther College - BrainStorm 2023 Getting Work

    Done … Together How we are (trying) to use the 6 Types of Working Genius
  2. Pathway About Us A Big Struggle The 6 Types of

    Working Genius Genius Pairings Using Our Geniuses Recap Questions?
  3. A Big Struggle • New campus planning is bringing to

    light the sheer amount of work needing to be done • Rising expectations around what technology can accomplish • Some campus stakeholders continue to maintain a poor working knowledge of what technology can and cannot do • New initiatives rely heavily on technology … and cooperation • Stagnant and/or declining enrollment places pressure on budgets • Sta ff i ng challenges … including high turnover
  4. Wonder The natural gift of pondering the possibility of greater

    potential and opportunity in a given situation.
  5. Conceit of the Model • 2 Working Geniuses • Excite

    and Energize; Probably Good At • 2 Working Competencies • Bleh and Neutral; Probably OK At • 2 Working Frustrations • Draining and Unnatural; Probably Not Good At Your Results Bob, the information below summarizes the results of your assessment. WORKING GENIUS: Your areas of Working Genius are Galvanizing and Tenacity. You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from rallying people and inspiring them to take action around ideas, projects, or tasks. You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from pushing projects and tasks through to completion to ensure that the desired results are achieved. WORKING COMPETENCY: Your areas of Working Competency are Wonder and Enablement. You are capable of and don’t mind pondering the possibility of greater potential and opportunity in a given situation. You are capable of and don’t mind providing others with encouragement and assistance for projects and tasks. WORKING FRUSTRATION: Your areas of Working Frustration are Discernment and Invention. You aren’t naturally gifted at and don’t derive energy and joy from using your intuition and instincts to evaluate and assess ideas or plans. You aren’t naturally gifted at and don’t derive energy and joy from creating original and novel ideas and solutions.  G  T  W  E  D  I WorkingGenius.com © Copyright 2022 The Table Group, Inc. 2 RESULTS
  6. Working Genius Assessment workinggenius.com • Online assessment (maybe 15 minutes

    to take) • Downloadable results including key takeaways • Some free resources to use with teams • Working Genius Certi fi cation available • The Working Genius Podcast (check your podcast aggregator) • Book released in Fall 2022 Your Working Geniuses According to your Assessment, you have the Genius of GALVANIZING and TENACITY, which are described below. These are the activities that give you joy, energy, and passion. As a result, you are quite skilled in these areas. Enablement Discernment Wonder Invention Galvanizing Tenacity GALVANIZING The Genius of Galvanizing is about rallying and motivating people, often around projects, ideas, or initiatives. People with the gift of Galvanizing derive joy and energy from inspiring and persuading others to take action to get things moving, even if it involves convincing them to rethink or change their plans. Galvanizing is relatively easy to identify as it is an observable and often public activity. The bene ts of this genius include nurturing people’s excitement about potential by building energy and momentum around a program, or idea. TENACITY The Genius of Tenacity is about execution. It involves getting things done, achieving results, and realizing the desired impact of a task or project. People with Tenacity derive real joy and energy from crossing tasks off a list and knowing that they met the standards for completion. They are also comfortable pushing through obstacles. The bene ts of this genius revolve around making sure that goals are met and projects are completed on time, even when inevitable problems surface. WorkingGenius.com © Copyright 2022 The Table Group, Inc. 3 RESULTS
  7. Responsive or Disruptive • Responsive Geniuses • Wonder • Discernment

    • Enablement • Disruptive Geniuses • Inventor • Galvanizing • Tenacity Be Aware OF DOUBLES!
  8. Team Map or “Genius Spread” Name Genius Competency Frustration Genius

    Genius Competency Frustration Bob GT WE DI Wonder Luke, Aaron, Benj Bob, Laura, Jill, Rachel, Ken, Mike Rae Laura TE WI DG Invention Luke, Aaron, Rachel, Ken, Benj Laura, Rae Bob, Jill, Mike Luke IW TD EG Discernment Jill, Ken, Mike, Rae Luke, Aaron, Rachel, Benj Bob, Laura Jill DT EW IG Galvanizing Bob Benj Laura, Luke, Jill, Aaron, Rachel, Ken, Mike, Rae Aaron WI DT GE Enablement Laura, Rachel, Mike Bob, Jill, Ken, Rae Luke, Aaron, Benj Rachel IE WD TG Tenacity Bob, Laura, Jill, Rae Luke, Aaron, Mike Rachel, Ken, Benj Ken ID WE TG Mike DE WT IG Rae DT EI GW Benj WI DG ET