I think everyone has a sweet spot where their particular mix of strengths just makes sense, although sometimes it takes a minute to figure it out. I did the math a few years back when I was overseeing 70+ volunteers and realized my retention rate was hovering around 95% for that particular 2-year period. Those are pretty good stats and why I ended up going back to school to study organizational leadership. I loved everything about those classes.
Which brings me to Working Genius. Patrick Lencione and the Table Group has been doing important work in the organizational development space for a few decades now. In 2020, they launched a productivity assessment tool called Working Genius that helps teams figure out which people on the team are best suited for which stage of the work of a process or project. I am an Inventor/Galvanizer so it is no surprise that I enjoy integrating groups of people towards a common goal and usually have fun along the way.
There are a lot of good assessments out there and I have taken most of them, learned a lot about my team members, filed it away and then promptly forgot all about it. Working Genius could easily be added to that forgotten file folder. Except I have built several longer-term team integrations that apply many of Lencione’s principles, reinforce the language and value of the Working Genius team map and incorporate my own years of experience and success with teams.
Guess what? It is possible to increase team morale and productivity. It does require dedication, hard work and patient practice but a team can begin to imagine work as a place of joyful integrated purpose instead of endless frustration. If we are going to spend upwards of 1/3 of our time with a group of people, wouldn’t it be nice to actually achieve meaningful success together? It is absolutely possible!
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