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Ep. 272: Working Genius in Action - Hiring, Retention, and Leadership | with Alysa Medina of Painters USA
Out of the Hourglass · 2026-05-06 · 59 min
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What if you could understand how someone approaches their work before you ever put them in a seat - and use that understanding to build stronger teams, reduce turnover, and make your toughest conversations more productive? Alysa Medina, Senior VP of People Operations at Painters USA , has done exactly that using the Working Genius framework. Today she walks us through how she's integrated it into hiring, onboarding, coaching, and daily leadership… and the remarkable results that followed, including dropping field turnover from 70% to 30 - 35% To learn more about Working Genius from Patrick Lencioni & The Table Group, visit
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