Work within your genius.
In just 10 minutes, Patrick Lencioni’s groundbreaking Working Genius assessment reveals where you thrive, what burns you out, and how you can breathe life into your team.
Frustrated?
In work (and in life), there are some tasks that zap our energy and crank up our frustration while others don’t feel like work at all. This is true of everyone on your team, and if frustration consistently outweighs joy, productivity and morale will plummet.
Working Genius helps you overcome the imbalance.
We went through the Working Genius as an executive team at our Association. It has helped us rethink how we accomplish the work and the challenges that we face. The model has shifted our focus as a team from individuals doing their work to a collaborative approach to accomplishing the work while better using each member’s strengths. Working Genius has given us a common structure for conversation, collaboration, and problem-solving as a leadership team.
Dr. Brian Jordan
Executive Director
KASB (Kansas Association of School Boards)
Our team is finally moving toward cohesiveness due largely to our interactions with Mark Chrislip and the “Working Genius” framework. The assessments were easy to complete and understand. The results helped us reach a new level of trust and participation in problem-solving and projects! I highly endorse this strength-finder model for teams!
Ray Jarrett
Executive Director
UNITE KC
Working Genius at a glance.
Through Patrick Lencioni’s own work frustration, he discovered that everyone has natural, God-given “geniuses” when it comes to work. As it turns out, there are six different types of geniuses, and each of them is required to accomplish any kind of endeavor.
We each have all six, but some are more draining for us than others.
Working Geniuses
Of the six, each of us has two Working Geniuses that are considered our sweet spot in work. Using these gifts give us joy, energy, and passion.
Working Competencies
Each of us also has two Working Competencies. They neither feed nor drain us. We tend to engage in activities that require these skills fairly well with limits.
Working Frustrations
The final two are Working Frustrations, which are areas where we aren’t naturally skilled. These tend to rob us of joy and energy.
Let’s discover yours.
Explore all six types with Patrick Lencioni.
Patrick Lencioni
Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 6 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.
As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams.
Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase. Pat lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four boys.
The 6 Types of Working Genius
Select a Working Genius type to learn more
The Genius of Wonder
The natural gift of pondering the possibility of greater potential and opportunity in a given situation.
The Genius of Discernment
The natural gift of intuitively and instinctively evaluating ideas and situations.
The Genius of Enablement
The natural gift of providing encouragement and assistance for an idea or project.
The Genius of Invention
The natural gift of creating original and novel ideas and solutions.
The Genius of Galvanizing
The natural gift of rallying, inspiring and organizing others to take action.
The Genius of Tenacity
The natural gift of pushing projects or tasks to completion to achieve results.
It’s not just another personality test.
Unlike more complicated personality tests, the Working Genius model distills the abilities needed for any kind of work into six categories, so people can quickly identify their talents and what tasks make them thrive.
Additionally, Working Genius is the only tool of its kind that is applied to work. Individuals walk away with a greater understanding of the type of work that makes them thrive while also providing teams with a better way to think about their dynamics, projects, meetings, and hiring.
It’s 80% productivity and 20% personality.
Honored to be your guide.
Hi, I’m Mark Chrislip. After 30 years of leadership in Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, and startups, as well as 32 years serving on the local school board (currently as president), I know how baffling it can feel to try to improve and sustain culture and productivity.
Now, Working Genius is my secret weapon. With it, I better understand myself and the people I work with. I’ve seen over and over again that when we put people in “the right seats on the bus,” as Pat would say, incredible transformation is inevitable.
Testimonials
I have participated in many professional profile programs in nearly three decades within the insurance and consulting landscape and found the Working Genius model to provide the clearest understanding of the strengths and weaknesses within your teams. It provides a very clean look at individual positions of strength and authority and clearly defines where your skills may not be the best match. We will have projects, meetings, and decisions assigned and decided with more clarity because of this framework!
Rod Spangler
CEO
KBS (A KASB Company)
Our team recently had the opportunity to complete the Working Genius assessment and review our results with Mark Chrislip. We really enjoyed learning about ourselves and each other. As Executive Director, Working Genius has helped me understand the team better, particularly what strengths and weaknesses each person brings. I most recently used this tool as we conducted interviews for two new positions to be part of my leadership team. I am glad I discovered Working Genius and that I am able to use this tool to improve the dynamics of our team.
Ruth Tisdale
Executive Director
Advice & Aid Pregnancy Center
Your assessment is packed with value.
The customized report includes:
FREE ASSESSMENT:
Request your free 10-minute assessment.
Submit the form to request your assessment. The first thing you’ll receive from me is a link to schedule a review call. This call comes after you complete your assessment so we can review your results (also free!). Once it’s scheduled, you’ll receive the assessment link.
Why am I offering all this free of charge?
You might be wondering, “Mark, if the assessment costs $25, then why are you offering it free?”
The truth is, I’m confident you’re going to value the results, and you may decide you want to share the assessment with your team. If you do, I’d like to be your guide. I have programs and services for all sorts of teams, budgets, and goals.