The GNS Blog
Practical guidance on the Working Genius model, team collaboration, and leadership for organizations in the Twin Cities, Hudson, and Western Wisconsin.
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Teams & Leadership
Hiring and Role Design With Working Genius: Put the Right People in the Right Seats
Most job descriptions list skills and experience but never name the kinds of work the role actually demands day to day. The Working Genius model fixes that: define which of the six work types dominate the role, compare against your team map, and you will hire and place people whose energy matches the seat instead of discovering the mismatch six months in.
June 10, 2026
Local
Leadership Coaching in Hudson, WI: Local, Personal, and Built Around How You Work
GNS provides one-on-one leadership coaching from its home base in Hudson, Wisconsin, serving leaders across the St. Croix Valley, the Twin Cities East Metro, and Western Wisconsin. Coaching starts with the Working Genius assessment, then focuses on applying your results to real decisions: your role, your team, your meetings, and your energy.
June 10, 2026
Local
Team Building Workshops in the Twin Cities That Change How Work Gets Done
Most team building creates a good afternoon, not a better team. A Working Genius workshop is different because it produces three durable artifacts: a profile for every person, a map of the whole team, and concrete changes to how work is assigned and handed off. GNS facilitates these workshops for organizations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro and Western Wisconsin.
June 10, 2026
Local
Team Development for Nonprofits and Small Businesses in Western Wisconsin
Small organizations cannot afford misalignment: when a team of six has everyone wearing three hats, one person working in their frustration zone affects half the operation. GNS, based in Hudson, brings Working Genius team development to nonprofits and small businesses across Western Wisconsin, helping small teams distribute hats by energy instead of by habit.
June 10, 2026
Teams & Leadership
The Visionary and the Integrator: The Leadership Pairing Every Growing Organization Needs
Organizations need both big thinking and disciplined delivery, and those almost never live at full strength in one person. Pairing a visionary, strong in Wonder and Invention, with an integrator, strong in Enablement and Tenacity, turns ideas into outcomes without burning out either leader. The pairing rarely happens by accident; the Working Genius model lets you build it on purpose.
June 10, 2026
Working Genius Basics
What Is the Working Genius Assessment? A Complete Guide for Leaders
The Working Genius assessment is a productivity-focused tool developed by Patrick Lencioni and The Table Group that identifies the two types of work that energize you, the two you can do but find draining, and the two that frustrate you. This guide explains the six types, what the assessment measures, and how leaders use the results to build better teams.
June 10, 2026
Working Genius Basics
What to Expect From a Working Genius Debrief With GNS
A Working Genius debrief is a guided conversation about your assessment results: what your two geniuses, two competencies, and two frustrations mean in your real role. With GNS it is personal and practical. You leave with language for how you work best, a clear read on which parts of your week energize or drain you, and concrete next steps you can apply immediately.
June 10, 2026
Teams & Leadership
Why Good Employees Burn Out (And What Their Geniuses Have to Do With It)
Some of your most reliable people are quietly running on empty, and workload is not the whole story. The Working Genius model distinguishes work that energizes a person from work that drains them, and chronic time in the drain zone produces burnout symptoms even at reasonable hours. Leaders who map their team's geniuses can catch this misalignment before it turns into resignation letters.
June 10, 2026
Teams & Leadership
The Working Genius Team Map: How Leaders Spot Gaps Before They Become Problems
A Working Genius team map combines every member's assessment results into one picture of the team. It shows where the team has plenty of energy, where it has gaps, and who is carrying work in their frustration zone. Reading the map well lets leaders fix structural problems, like ideas that never ship or projects that start without scrutiny, before they cost real money and morale.
June 10, 2026
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