259 The One About The 6 Types of Working Genius

Long-time listeners of the podcast know that I enjoy learning about leadership and self-development. I have had many guests on the podcast that introduced me to tools and today’s guest has a tool which I know will help your team and all of your relationships.

My lab partner is Tim Cooper. He is a Principal Consultant at The Table Group and the founder and president of Cooper Consulting. Tim has over 15 years of Team Leadership experience in his partnership with The Table Group. His clients include executives from Renaissance Learning, Chick-fil-A, Southern New Hampshire University, and Ørsted. Tim describes his approach to consulting as relational, particularly in tackling difficult interpersonal dynamics with the teams he serves. His specialties include building healthier relationships within executive teams that cascade throughout the organization.

In this episode, Tim will talk about The 6 Types of Working Genius. These are 6 different types of gifts that are required of any group of people trying to get something done: The Genius of Wonder, The Genius of Invention, The Genius of Discernment, The Genius of Galvanizing, The Genius of Enablement, and The Genius of Tenacity. If you don’t know what the 6 Working Geniuses are, after this episode, you will learn what they are and how you can use this knowledge to lead, be part of a team successfully, and be a better version of yourself.

Tim loves talking about anything that has to do with Organization Health and the interplay between Smart and Healthy Organizations, and The 6 Types of Working Genius is the best tool he has come across that can help teams and individuals raise team morale, productivity, and organization health.

Bottom line: Tim will tell us what the 6 Types of Working Geniuses are and how knowing these Geniuses can create better organizational health.

Your roadside friend, as you travel from client to client.

-Trace

Timestamps:
Running a business, facilitating team meetings, and upcoming events [01:44]
Welcoming The Table Group’s Tim Cooper [09:53]
Introducing The 6 Types of Working Genius [14:28]
Preventing burnout by knowing your Working Genius [20:49]
Working together as a Team to create success in the three stages of a project: Ideation, Activation, Implementation [28:14]
Assessments are about awareness, not permission [31:55]
Understanding the Pain Points on a team and inviting the right people to the right meetings [37:05]
Hiring the best people for a role using the Working Genius [45:56]
Thinking On Water With James [1:01:01]