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The 6 Types of Working Genius Workshop
Too many teams get stuck because they don't know how to tap into the people around them.
This interactive workshop is designed to change that. Using The 6 Types of Working Genius framework, it helps you understand your team’s gifts and frustrations.
As a result, your team can:
Fix your team’s frustrations … in less than a day
Improve productivity
Run better meetings
Decrease burnout
Increase innovation
Identify team gaps
And more
About the framework – why is it so effective?
What it does
Working Genius identifies the six fundamental activities that are required for any type of work:
Wonder: identifying the need for improvement or change
Invention: confirming the importance of that need, and generating an idea or solution
Discernment: assessing the merit and workability of the idea or solution
Galvanising: generating enthusiasm and action around the idea or solution
Enablement: initiating support and assisting in the implementation of the idea or solution
Tenacity: ensuring the idea or solution gets completed and that results are achieved
How it applies to your team
Typically, each team member is a ‘genius’ in two of these activities. They’re also ‘competent’ in two others, and ‘frustrated’ in another two. These are their:
Working Geniuses: activities they are naturally good at that energise them
Working Competencies: activities they can perform competently but which don’t energise them
Working Frustrations: activities that don’t come naturally that drain them
How it improves results
By discovering each other’s geniuses, competencies and frustrations, you and your team can:
Leverage one another’s strengths: performing more of the work that energises you and propels your team forward
Manage around one another’s weaknesses better: performing less of the work that drains you and holds your team back
As a result, you’re more productive and collaborative as a team.
About the Workshop
Meet your facilitator
As a leadership specialist and former CEO, I know that leading a team is hard. Many experiences have taught me the crucial difference between managing things and leading people. And in my 30+ years’ experience, I’ve used numerous tools to help leaders play to their strengths and build great teams.
Without question, I believe Patrick Lencioni’s Working Genius model is among the best. That’s why I invested in its certification, allowing me to use its materials to your advantage. Its assessment, team maps and notes are effective tools to help you build a cohesive team that delivers results.
I cannot recommend it highly enough, and I look forward to helping you apply it with your team soon. I’m confident you’ll feel its transformational effects in no time.
How you can achieve so much in so little time
As your facilitator, I will ensure you apply and adapt the framework in the right way – saving you hours, days or even weeks in the process.
I’ll create the right environment to encourage open dialogue, address any issues and ensure everyone in your team is involved. Simply offering an objective perspective as an external facilitator can help your team to relax and share their ideas.
I will also lead you through the whole process, including pre- and post-workshop consultation, to help you implement the framework successfully.
Your team experience
Assessment and materials
20% discount on Working Genius assessments
Personalised summary of your results
Description of your Working Geniuses, Working Competencies, and Working Frustrations
Application section
Team map analysis example
Facilitated Workshop
For small to medium-size teams (3-15 people)
Pre-session call with team leader
Review pre-session resources
Half- or full-day zoom workshop
Post-session debrief with team leader
Your workshop plan
1. Book a FREE Discovery Call*
We'll clarify your needs and consider your workshop options. Then we'll lay plans for your meeting, including a preview of the materials and setting you up for a great team experience.
2. Attend workshop
Through facilitated discussion we’ll look at your team’s assessments, interpret your team map, analyse gaps and leverage the results to help your team thrive in their work.
3. Empower your team
In the team leader debrief call we’ll dive deeper into the results so you can continue building team cohesion and productivity.
*After our call, you can decide whether now's the right time to follow my proposal or to leave it for the time being. Either way, you'll have a helpful plan to follow when you feel it's the right time.
Can your team really change?
Yes it can – if you understand why it’s not working as well as it could be. But here’s the problem. Every day your team members carry unnecessary guilt and judgement about their frustrations at work – guilt about themselves and judgement about others.
All this frustration robs you and your team of energy and joy. It causes misunderstandings and can lead to quiet quitting, burnout and even depression. As a result, productivity suffers.
This is where The 6 Types of Working Genius can help because it reveals six activities or geniuses required to complete every task – and which of those geniuses you have within your team.
Typically, everyone is a genius in two of these activities, meaning they’re naturally gifted and energised by fulfilling two aspects of the task. They’ll also be competent at two other activities, although these will demand more of their energy and take greater effort. And another two of the activities will frustrate them, leading to a sense of guilt and failure at their apparent lack of productivity in these areas.
When team members understand each other's geniuses, competencies and frustrations, it helps to alleviate guilt and judgement. And it makes room for better cohesion and productivity.
As part of this workshop, you receive a team map which allows you to plan tasks and lean into each other’s strengths. This means you can collaborate more effectively as you see tasks through from start to finish. You can also identify gaps in your team, informing your decisions about staffing. Crucially, your team members are happier, more fulfilled, and more productive. The adjustments you make lead to better dialogue and understanding while each member benefits from a greater focus on work that gives them joy and energy.
To learn more, enjoy Patrick Lencioni’s overview of the Working Genius model below. Then book a FREE no obligation call to discuss how the workshop could help your team work more effectively.
Working Genius Overview
by Patrick Lencioni
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FAQs
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Workshops are designed for teams who want to apply the Six Types of Working Genius.
Workshops are not speeches, seminars, or lunch-and-learns. They are live and in-depth facilitated experiences. They are best for teams of 3-15 that regularly work together.
If you want to use Working Genius to increase team cohesion and productivity, a Workshop is a great next step.
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First, you’ll schedule a FREE discovery call with me. We'll clarify your needs and consider your workshop options. Then we'll lay plans for your meeting, including a preview of the materials and setting you up for a great team experience.
Workshops vary in length according to your needs, but require a minimum 2.5 hours.
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I specialise in helping “Not-Just-For-Profit” organisations deliver sustainable outcomes to achieve their goals.
This includes businesses as well as non-profits.
The services I offer are training, consulting, executive coaching, facilitating and speaking.
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I have provided training for 20+ years.
Prior to my leadership consulting, coaching and training work, my background was in managing engineering projects and project management consultancy.
My accreditations include Maxwell Leadership, Patrick Lencioni’s Table Group and the Personality Insights Institute. I am also a fellow of the Institute for Leadership and Management and the Professional Speaking Association.
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For your convenience, all services are arranged and provided online. Following your free discovery call and confirmation, I'll arrange everything, so all you need to do is click a link.
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In your free discovery call, I'll work with you to determine your needs and follow up with the best solution that fits within your budget and time availability.
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Yes, and here’s why:
Every day I see the difference it makes in organisations when they put a sustainable leadership strategy in place so that they can make the difference they set out to achieve. It breaks my heart when I see amazing charities and NFPs failing to make the impact they deserve purely because part of their leadership strategy isn't quite right.
If I could afford to, I'd work for free full-time, helping NFPs make the world a better place. Unfortunately, I cannot do that (yet!), but I give what I can.
I have pledged to offer 90-minute Executive Coaching (or Consulting) Sessions free to all not-for-profit organisations via the Make Good Grow platform (https://makegoodgrow.com/businesses/roger-fairhead/). To take advantage of this offer, complete the form, and I'll follow up with you promptly.
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I provide a simple agreement which details the scope of the work, the agreed fees and how those fees will be invoiced.
It also offers a money back guarantee to ensure you receive excellent value for your investment.
