Stop Putting the Wrong People on the Wrong Work
The 6 Types of Working Genius™ reveals why certain tasks drain your dental team and others energize them — and gives you a simple model to assign work in a way that actually sticks.
What Each Team Member Receives
Every Working Genius assessment produces a personalized report showing exactly three things — your two Working Geniuses, your two Working Competencies, and your two Working Frustrations. Below is Frank Curtin's actual report.
Assessment Report · Sample
Your Results
Frank, the information below summarizes the results of your assessment.
WORKING GENIUS:
Your areas of Working Genius are Discernment and Enablement.
You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from using your intuition and instincts to evaluate and assess ideas or plans.
You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from providing others with encouragement and assistance for projects and tasks.
WORKING COMPETENCY:
Your areas of Working Competency are Wonder and Invention.
You are capable of and don't mind pondering the possibility of greater potential and opportunity in a given situation.
You are capable of and don't mind creating original and novel ideas and solutions.
WORKING FRUSTRATION:
Your areas of Working Frustration are Galvanizing and Tenacity.
You aren't naturally gifted at and don't derive energy and joy from rallying people and inspiring them to take action around ideas, projects, or tasks.
You aren't naturally gifted at and don't derive energy and joy from pushing projects and tasks through to completion to ensure that the desired results are achieved.
Working Genius Assessment Report · ©2022 The Table Group, Inc.
The 6 Types of Working Genius™
The six types form a natural workflow — from identifying a need all the way through to completing the work. Every type is required. Click any type to learn more.
Click any letter to explore that genius type
Team Map
Each person's two Genius types are shown in green, two Competency types in yellow, and two Frustration types in red — exactly as the Working Genius report presents it. The letters are not fixed to columns; the colors tell the story.
| Member | Working Genius 2 types | Working Competency 2 types | Working Frustration 2 types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex H. | E D | I G | W T |
| Blake L. | W T | D I | E G |
| Drew G. | I G | T W | D E |
| Morgan B. | D I | G W | E T |
| Frank C. Frank's Profile | D E | W I | G T |
| Jordan G. | W I | G E | D T |
| Casey P. | T I | E D | W G |
| Riley M. | E D | T I | W G |
| Taylor R. | E D | T G | W I |
Sample Team · Working Genius Team Map · ©2023 The Table Group
What Happens When a Genius Is Missing
Click any genius type to see what your dental practice experiences when no one on the team has that genius — or when the people who do are stuck doing other work.
Your Two Geniuses Create a Unique Identity
The combination of your two Working Geniuses is just as insightful as the individual types. There are 15 unique pairings — each with a name that captures the essence of that combination.
The Creative Dreamer
A passionate idealist with an endless stream of big questions and ideas. Comfortable with their head in the clouds.
The Contemplative Counselor
A thoughtful, insightful, and nuanced advisor. Slow to declare certainty but deep in wisdom, intuition, and rationale.
The Philosophical Motivator
An excitable, curious, and enthusiastic proponent of ideas and people. A unique combination of eagerness and caution.
The Idealistic Supporter
A loyal, modest, and thoughtful contributor. Carefully considers others' needs and reluctant to demand attention.
The Careful Implementer
A thorough, practical, and careful contributor. A unique combination of steady reliability and quiet depth.
The Discriminating Ideator
A creative, intuitive, and confident generator of new ideas. Uses instinct and integrative thinking to solve real problems.
The Evangelizing Innovator
An excitable and convincing generator and promoter of new ideas. Combines curiosity and confidence with infectious enthusiasm.
The Adaptable Designer
A generator of new ideas in response to the needs of others. A unique combination of creativity and flexibility.
The Methodical Architect
A precise, reliable, and planful solver of problems. A unique combination of innovative thinking and practical implementation.
The Intuitive Activator
An instinctive and confident decision-maker. Able to assess situations quickly and accurately, and marshal people to act.
The Insightful Collaborator
An intuitive, empathic advisor and team player. Selfless and compassionate in providing others with what they need in the right way.
The Judicious Accomplisher
A reliable, prudent, and focused doer. A unique combination of practical urgency and intuitive judgment.
The Enthusiastic Encourager
A warm and positive affirmer of others. Quick to support and inspire people who need energy or reassurance.
The Assertive Driver
A taskmaster extraordinaire. Willing to push and remind others, and dive in themselves, to ensure that things get done.
The Loyal Finisher
A responsive, dependable doer. Willing to step up when something is needed and determined to fulfill their commitments.
What Changes When Your Team Works in Their Genius
Working Genius isn't about personality — it's about joy and energy. When people spend more time in their genius zones, burnout drops, productivity rises, and the work actually gets done.
Without Working Genius
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Working Genius in Your Dental Practice
These are the exact situations Working Genius resolves in dental practices — once you know what genius is missing, the fix becomes obvious.
The Dentist Who Keeps Starting Things That Never Finish
The Problem
The dentist has a new idea every week — new software, new protocols, new marketing. The team gets excited, starts implementing, then it quietly dies. Morale drops every time.
Working Genius Diagnosis
Working Genius reveals the dentist's Tenacity frustration. The fix: pair them with a Tenacity-genius office manager who owns follow-through. The dentist keeps ideating; the manager ensures completion.
The Outcome
New initiatives actually land. The team stops dreading "the next big idea" because they know someone will see it through.
The Office Manager Burning Out on Meetings
The Problem
The office manager is excellent at getting things done and supporting the team, but dreads running the weekly all-hands meeting. She feels drained every time she has to "pump people up."
Working Genius Diagnosis
Her Galvanizing frustration explains everything. The fix: reassign meeting facilitation to a team member with Galvanizing genius — someone who naturally energizes the room.
The Outcome
The office manager stops dreading Mondays. The team gets a more energized meeting leader. Everyone wins.
The Treatment Coordinator Who Can't Close
The Problem
The treatment coordinator is thoughtful and asks great questions, but struggles to inspire patients to commit to treatment plans. She can evaluate options well but can't rally people to act.
Working Genius Diagnosis
Her Galvanizing and Tenacity frustrations explain the gap. The fix: pair her with a treatment coordinator who has Galvanizing genius for the closing conversation, or coach her on specific scripts.
The Outcome
Case acceptance improves. The coordinator stops feeling like a failure and starts playing to her real strengths in the evaluation phase.
Our Working Genius Implementation Process
Four simple steps — straight from the Working Genius playbook — adapted specifically for dental practices.
Everyone Takes the Assessment
Each team member completes the Working Genius assessment online — it takes about 10 minutes. They immediately receive a personalized report showing their two Geniuses, two Competencies, and two Frustrations.
Reveal Results Together
We sit down with your team to reveal results to one another. Each person shares what was particularly insightful — where they're thriving, where they're burning out, and why. This session alone transforms team dynamics.
Review Your Team Map
We build your Team Map — a visual snapshot of every team member's Geniuses and Frustrations side by side. You'll immediately see where your practice is strong, where you have gaps, and why certain projects keep stalling.
Reorganize and Optimize
We help you restructure roles and task assignments so people spend more time in their Genius zones and less in their Frustration zones. We also build a Working Genius lens into your hiring process going forward.
Ready to Stop Burning Out Your Best People?
Most dental practices see immediate improvements in team morale and project completion within the first month of implementing Working Genius. Let's talk about your team.
The Assessment Comes First
Working Genius isn't a framework you can read about and apply — it only becomes meaningful once you've taken the assessment yourself. Your personal results are the reference point for everything that follows.
Take the Assessment
Each team member completes the 10-minute Working Genius assessment online at workinggenius.com. No prep needed — just honest answers.
Receive Your Personal Report
Immediately after completing it, you get a full report showing your two Geniuses, two Competencies, and two Frustrations — like Frank's sample above.
Bring It to the Workshop
Your results become the foundation for the team session. Without taking the assessment first, the workshop and team map have no comparative reference — the data is what makes it meaningful.
Ready to Find Your Working Genius?
The assessment takes about 10 minutes and gives you immediate results. Once your team has their reports, we can run the full workshop and build your Team Map together.
Stop Burning Out Your Best People on the Wrong Work
Working Genius is the fastest, most practical team assessment we've found for dental practices. Ten minutes per person. Immediate results. Real change in how your team works together.
Fast
10-minute assessment. Immediate results. No waiting for a consultant to interpret.
Team-Focused
Built for teams, not just individuals. The Team Map is where the real insight lives.
Dental-Specific
We apply Working Genius specifically to dental roles, workflows, and team dynamics.