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.

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1. Getting Work Done
   

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2. Bob Martens, Martin Luther College - BrainStorm 2023
   Getting Work Done … Together
   How we are (trying) to use the 6 Types of Working Genius
   

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3. About Me
   

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4. About Me
   

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5. About Me
   

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6. About Me
   

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7. About Me
   

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8. Pathway
   About Us
   
   A Big Struggle
   
   The 6 Types of Working Genius
   
   Genius Pairings
   
   Using Our Geniuses
   
   Recap
   
   Questions?
   

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9. About Us
   Martin Luther College
   

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10. About Us
    Martin Luther College
    Network Services
    

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11. About Us
    Martin Luther College
    Network Services & Families
    

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12. A Big Struggle
    

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13. 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
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14. Throughput
    

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15. Throughput & Effectiveness
    

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16. Not Unique to Our Sta
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    Burnout
    

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17. The 6 Types of Working Genius
    

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18. Patrick Lencioni
    Founder, Table Group
    

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22. Wonder
    The natural gift of pondering
    the possibility of greater
    potential and opportunity in
    a given situation.
    

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23. Invention
    The natural gift of creating
    original and novel ideas and
    solutions.
    

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24. Discernment
    The natural gift of intuitively
    and instinctively evaluating
    ideas and situations.
    

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25. Galvanizing
    The natural gift of rallying,
    inspiring and organizing
    others to take action.
    

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26. Enablement
    The natural gift of providing
    encouragement and
    assistance for an idea or
    project.
    

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27. Tenacity
    The natural gift of pushing
    projects or tasks to
    completion to achieve
    results.
    

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29. 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.
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    RESULTS
    

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30. 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
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    • 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.
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    RESULTS
    

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31. Disruptive or Responsive
    

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32. Responsive or Disruptive
    • Responsive Geniuses
    • Wonder
    
    • Discernment
    
    • Enablement
    
    • Disruptive Geniuses
    • Inventor
    
    • Galvanizing
    
    • Tenacity
    Be Aware
    
    
    OF DOUBLES!
    

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33. Genius Pairings
    

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34. Creative Dreamer
    Wonder - Invention
    

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35. Contemplative Counselor
    Wonder - Discernment
    

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36. Philosophical Motivator
    Wonder - Galvanizing
    

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37. Idealistic Supporter
    Wonder - Enablement
    

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38. Careful Implementer
    Wonder - Tenacity
    

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39. Discriminating Ideator
    Invention - Discernment
    

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40. Evangelizing Innovator
    Invention - Galvanizing
    

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41. Adaptable Designer
    Invention - Enablement
    

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42. Methodical Architect
    Invention - Tenacity
    

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43. Intuitive Activator
    Discernment - Galvanizing
    

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44. Insightful Collaborator
    Discernment - Enablement
    

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45. Judicious Accomplisher
    Discernment - Tenacity
    

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46. Enthusiastic Encourager
    Galvanizing - Enablement
    

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47. Assertive Driver
    Galvanizing - Tenacity
    

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48. Loyal Finisher
    Enablement - Tenacity
    

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49. Using Our Geniuses
    

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51. 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
    

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52. Maximize Time in Genius
    

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53. Recognize Time in Competency
    

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54. Minimize Time in Frustration
    

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56. Know Where You Fit In
    

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57. Recap
    

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58. Not Unique to Our Sta
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    Burnout
    

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60. Maximize Time in Genius
    

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61. Recognize Time in Competency
    

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62. Minimize Time in Frustration
    

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63. Know Where You Fit In
    

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65. Questions?
    

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66. Working Genius Website: workinggenius.com
    My Email Address: martenrt@mlc-wels.edu
    My Phone Number: 507-766-6741
    Thank You
    

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