About this episode

John Grimsmo discusses the impact of the Six Types of Working Genius assessment on leadership and team dynamics.

Jay welcomes John Grimsmo of Grimsmo Knives for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, manufacturing culture, lean systems, and the Six Types of Working Genius assessment. Fresh off implementing the framework with his family and team, John shares how understanding “working genius” helped relieve pressure, clarify leadership frustrations, and reshape the way he thinks about people, meetings, and workflow inside his company. The conversation includes: why some people thrive in tenacity while others burn out, the surprising emotional impact of understanding your frustrations, how working genius creates a shared language across teams, the danger of over-optimization, and more.

People in this episode

Host: Jay

Guest: John Grimsmo

Topics covered

• leadership
• manufacturing culture
• lean systems
• working genius
• team dynamics

Keywords

• working genius
• leadership
• manufacturing
• teamwork
• workflow
• lean systems
• emotional impact

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Organizations: Grimsmo Knives

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