The 6 Types of Working Genius summary

Meet Mr. Bull Brooks, a fictional character with real work problems.

After graduating with a degree in economics, he works his way through a banking job before going on to find joy in advertising. Bull Brooks excels and gets promoted to vice president at his company.

Where do you keep your coffee?

If you keep your coffee in a tightly locked thermos flask, it’ll stay hot for a very long time. Similarly, when you do work that revolves around your natural talent, you excel because it energizes you. You get inspired by it, and it fulfills you. We’re going to call that your working genius.

To attempt to list all the amazing things people can do would be like trying to count the stars on a cloudless night. However, we can classify the skills that people have in terms of getting things done into six categories: the genius of wonder, invention, discernment, galvanizing, enablement, and tenacity.

Yup, it’s that simple.

When an organization initiates a project, the workflow should move progressively from the genius of wonder and invention all the way through to the genius of tenacity.

Geniuses work best in pairs. An inventor will find joy with the genius of wonder, who identifies a problem or sees an opportunity. During the adoption process, discerners test solutions using their sound judgment – and relay certified ideas to galvanizers, who sell them to enablers and implementers.

Now that you have a better understanding of genius, competency, and frustrations, how do you go about creating the perfect band?

Four songwriters all trying to impose their ideas clearly won’t work. Instead, hire a songwriter, a guitarist, a bass player, and a drummer who are all dedicated to their craft. These are the seeds of a promising act. They will complement each other and take responsibility for their individual contributions.