The Multiplier Effect HOW THE BEST LEADERS MAKE EVERYONE SMARTER Liz Wiseman The Wiseman Group @LizWiseman
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The Multiplier Effect HOW THE BEST LEADERS MAKE EVERYONE SMARTER
Liz Wiseman The Wiseman Group
@LizWiseman
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The fate of the smart and the talented…
Access Organizations that can access the most brains will win.
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T h e c r i t i c a l s k i l l o f t h i s c e n t u r y
i s n o t w h a t y o u k n o w ; i t i s h o w y o u a c c e s s
w h a t o t h e r p e o p l e k n o w .
CK Prahalad P r o f e s s o r , U n i v e r s i t y o f M i c h i g a n
# 1 o n T h i n k e r s 5 0 . c o m T e a c h e r a n d M e n t o r
Scale in a New Economic Reality Growth through resource leverage
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Scale for a New Economic Reality
Logic of Addition
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Logic of Multiplication
The Fate of the Smart and the Talented The Multipliers
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Meet the Multipliers
Lutz Ziob
KR Sridhar
Casey Lenher
Larry Gelwix
Kay Yow
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The Fate of the Smart and the Talented The Findings
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100%
95%
100%
48%
Diminishers Multipliers People won’t figure it
out without me See
Empire Builder Hoard & underutilize talent
Tyrant Create stress that stops
thinking
Know-It-All Tell people what to do
Decision Maker Decide (then debate)
Micromanager Manage every detail
Do
People are smart and will figure it out See
Talent Magnet Attract and optimize talent
Liberator Create space for best
thinking
Challenger Extend stretch challenges
Debate Maker Debate (then decide)
Investor Instill ownership &
accountability
Do
The Accidental Diminisher
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“My ideas will spark creativity
in others.”
Idea Guy
“My energy will be contagious.”
Always-On
“I must ensure
people are successful.”
Rescuer
“If I set the
standard, others will follow."
Pacesetter
“With the right
attitude, we can do this!”
Optimist
“My fast decisions will keep us moving
quickly.”
Rapid Responder
Idea Guy Always-On Rescuer
Pacesetter Optimist Rapid Responder
Accidental Diminisher
In what way might you be accidentally diminishing others?
1. Write it down
2. Share your insight
3. Ask a colleague for his/her insight
The Fate of the Smart and the Talented
The Essential Multiplier Practice
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As leader, probably the most
important role we can play is asking the right questions and focusing on
the right problems. If you are focusing on the wrong questions, you’re not
really providing the leadership you should.
Tim Brown
CEO, IDEO
From Answers to Questions
Time
Answers
Value
Questions
The best executives have the right questions not the right answers
treme
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Experiments What could you do in the next 24 hours to start your journey to becoming a Multiplier?
Extreme Questions Idea Guy
Play Your Chips Always On
Give It Back Rescuer
Give 51% of the Vote Pacesetter
Make a Debate Rapid Responder
Create Mistake Space Optimist
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It has been said that after meeting with the great British Prime Minister
William Ewart Gladstone, you left feeling he was the smartest person in the world,
but after meeting with his rival Benjamin Disraeli, you left thinking you
were the smartest person. Bono
Genius or Genius Maker?
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What is Possible?
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Do You Shift Your Weight?
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The Fate of the Smart and the Talented
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