Podcasts about diminishers

In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of The Athletics of Business, Ed Molitor sits down with Liz Wiseman, celebrated leadership researcher, bestselling author of Multipliers, Rookie Smarts, and Impact Players, and CEO of The Wiseman Group. Liz shares transformative insights from her research on leadership effectiveness, accidental diminishing, and how to unlock the full intelligence and potential of teams. She opens up about her early career at Oracle, her rookie mindset, and how feeling like an underdog led to a lifelong pursuit of discovering what truly makes great leaders. This episode is a masterclass in how to lead by amplifying others. Our Guest Liz is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She is a researcher and executive advisor, who teaches leadership to executives around the world, and the CEO of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.  Liz is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the Global Leader for Human Resource Development. She is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has consistently been named one of the world's top 50 management thinkers.   What You'll Learn in This Episode The difference between Multipliers and Diminishers and how both show up in everyday leadership Why accidental diminishing is more common (and dangerous) than you think Why sharing your own diminishing tendencies with your team builds trust The five disciplines of Multipliers and how to practice each one with intention The link between psychological safety and high expectations (safety + stretch) How to create debate-driven decision-making that builds buy-in and clarity What leaders get wrong about “helping” and how to avoid over-functioning How Liz sees empathy, evidence, and honesty as vital to coaching and culture The surprising lesson Liz learned leading a third-grade book discussion How Liz's early career at Oracle shaped her view on vulnerability, rookie smarts, and reaching out   Resources & Links Liz Wiseman Website: https://thewisemangroup.com/who-we-are/our-team/liz-wiseman/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizwiseman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bylizwiseman/?hl=en Twitter/X: https://x.com/LizWiseman Amazon (Books): https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00369WNUW   Ed Molitor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themolitorgroup/ Website: https://www.themolitorgroup.com/   In this episode: [00:00:00] Introduction to Liz Wiseman [00:02:55] Liz's unexpected path into leadership and why “being just smart enough” mattered [00:05:04] From Oracle's hiring model to discovering how smart leaders can shut down talent [00:08:49] Building Oracle University, sweatshirts, Latin mantras, and global rollout [00:13:08] Why vulnerability wasn't a buzzword, but honesty was everything [00:16:34] Learning to let others take the big shots [00:17:21] The 5 disciplines of Multipliers and why they're simple but powerful [00:20:11] Creating intensity, not tension as a Liberator [00:24:07] The accidental diminisher: over-helping, over-optimism, and over-energy [00:28:56] The safety + stretch equation: why people thrive when both are present [00:31:22] Leading powerful debates on how to ask for evidence and invite everyone in [00:38:33] What Liz learned from teaching 3rd graders to defend Jack and the Beanstalk [00:42:20] Why micromanaging limits performance and how Investors flip the script [00:47:16] What it means to give someone “51% of the vote and 100% of the accountability” [00:50:22] Being a diminisher to one person and a multiplier to another how it happens [00:54:46] The fastest way to change your leadership? Stop doing it in secret  

Multipliers by Liz Wiseman explores how effective leaders amplify the intelligence and capabilities of those around them. The book distinguishes between "Multipliers," who inspire and empower their teams to achieve more, and "Diminishers," who unintentionally stifle creativity and productivity. Through research and real-world examples, Wiseman provides insights on how to become a Multiplier, unlocking the full potential of your team and fostering a culture of growth and innovation. The book is a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their leadership skills and create a positive, high-performing work environment

In this episode, Dr. Eggett covers the concept of "Accidental Diminishers" as taught by Liz Wiseman in the book "Multipliers." The idea is that sometimes, the good intentions we have are actually the thing that undermines what we're trying to accomplish!This episode outlines what the nine types of accidental diminishers are and how to solve your problems for whatever accidental diminishing qualities you have - because rest assured, you have them!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/funk-style - License code: KUYOIZCBFCF1FOMP https://uppbeat.io/t/roo-walker/bolt - License code: RS1AU6Y5DGD5A3H8.

In today's leadership spark, Liz Wiseman, Bestselling Author of "Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter”, and I dive deeper into a leadership discussion. Liz introduces her book on leadership and explores the characteristics and differences between "diminishers" and "multipliers" – two types of leaders. Diminishers unintentionally stifle creativity and productivity, while multipliers amplify the capabilities of their team members. Moreover, Liz discusses how accidental diminisher tendencies can arise and she provides strategies to avoid them. Multipliers focus on leveraging others' talents, giving space for independent thinking, asking questions instead of telling, and involving junior team members in decision-making. Liz Wiseman is one of the 100+ CEOs I interviewed for my new book, Leading With Vulnerability, which is coming out in October. ⁠Check it out here and pre-order your copy now.⁠ __________________ Start your day with the world's top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email ⁠https://greatleadership.substack.com/  

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As a leader, it is important to adopt a mindset to allow your team to drive better results. In this episode, Liz Wiseman, the author of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, discusses the principles of effective consulting business leadership to empower your team and drive exceptional results. She introduces two contrasting leadership styles: Multipliers and Diminishers. She delves into the characteristics and behaviors of multipliers and provides practical insights on how leaders can develop and embody these traits. She emphasizes the importance of allowing room for mistakes without necessarily creating severe consequences for your business. Tune in to this episode as Liz explores the concept of leadership and presents a framework for understanding and developing effective leaders who amplify the intelligence and capabilities of their teams.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcast

Jonathan Jackson and Amie Vaccaro sit down with Liz Wiseman, researcher, executive advisor, and author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers and three other books to learn about multiplier leadership. In this candid conversation, Liz discusses the research behind Multipliers and how to apply it within global health and development to ensure you are fully realizing your team's potential. Some topics covered in this conversation include: A breakdown of the Multipliers leadership style and how to utilize it within any team environment to create 2x the impact Multipliers vs Diminishers vs Accidental Diminishers- where does your leadership style fall? Decoupling intent from outcome when it comes to management Creating a culture of empowerment where multiplier managers thrive How power dynamics and organizational culture feed into diminishing tendencies Finding the time to have a multiplier approach especially in a high-pressured environment Striking the balance between empowering and micro-managing Related resources: Lize Wiseman's profile & books - https://thewisemangroup.com/who-we-are/our-team/liz-wiseman/

In dieser Episode greifen Andreas und Shahzeeb wieder einmal auf ein Modell zurück; es heißt MULTIPLIERS – „How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter“. Dieses von der Amerikanerin Liz Wiseman stammende Konzept erläutert wie zeitgemäße Führungskräfte mit ihrem „multiplikativen“ („vermehrenden“) Verhalten ihre Kolleginnen und Kollegen zu einer besseren Leistung motivieren. Zudem beschreibt das Modell, wie wir gleichzeitig verhindern können „aus Versehen“ unsere Mitarbeitenden zu demotivieren und Leistung zu „vermindern“ („Accidental Diminishing“). Wieder schmücken Andreas und Shahzeeb ihr Modell mit Beispielen aus ihrem eigenen Leben – bevorzugt aus dem Basketball –, der wieder einmal erstaunlich klar als Analogie funktioniert und zeigen, wie ein Überregulieren genauso schlecht sein kann wie ein „Unterregulieren“. Die beiden Freunde diskutieren, dass es ein Optimum in der Regulierung geben könnte, in dem nämlich bestimmte, wenige Dinge (als Leitplanken) vorgegeben werden können und Mitarbeitende ansonsten dazu motiviert werden sollten eigenverantwortlich und selbstbestimmt Dinge zu entscheiden. Auch diese Episode zeigt, worum es in der menschenzentrierten Führung geht: der Mensch steht im Zentrum – und es wird ihm zugetraut, kluge Entscheidungen selbstständig zu treffen! Ein Reinhören in diese Episode lohnt sich also, denn nicht nur die Podcast-Partner sind sich sicher, dass sie manchmal unbewusst „Accidental Diminisher“ sind. Wahrscheinlich tun die meisten von uns Dinge, die gut gemeint sind aber nicht immer Gutes bewirken. Habt Ihr Interesse mehr über dieses Modell zu erfahren? Hört rein und findet weitere Informationen hier: Multipliers - Wiseman Group thewisemangroup.com

In this episode, we dive into a concept made popular by the book, "Multipliers," by Liz Wiseman. In this book, she looks at two distinctly different types of managers and the impact they have on teams. Multipliers get more from teams by giving away power, while Diminishers requires ever more resources with their controlling ways. Frank and Ian reflect on the multipliers and diminishers they've worked with throughout their careers and what set them apart.

If you only listen to one Kingdom Driven CEO episode, we pray it is this one! In this episode, Sean outlines the difference between a leader that is a multiplier versus one who is a dimisher. If you want to see tremendous growth in your family, company or any organization, you have to listen to this episode!

This episode is a solocast that discusses Liz Wiseman's accidental diminishers - what they are, how they show up, and how you can identify them to create the most psychologically safe environment where people can thrive. 

This week Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack how the best leaders make everyone smarter. They explore two leadership styles: 'Multipliers' and 'Diminishers', to see why some leaders drain capability and intelligence from their teams, while others amplify it to create superior results. The discussion is anchored on the book, 'Multipliers: How the Best Leaders make Everyone Smarter' by Liz Wiseman. SuperLead · Hollard Life Solutions

This week Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack how the best leaders make everyone smarter. They explore two leadership styles: 'Multipliers' and 'Diminishers', to see why some leaders drain capability and intelligence from their teams, while others amplify it to create superior results. The discussion is anchored on the book, 'Multipliers: How the Best Leaders make Everyone Smarter' by Liz Wiseman. SuperLead

In this episode, Anna Coutin and Alejandro J Tornato discuss the main characteristics of multipliers in leadership positions, those leaders who enhance and add value to their teams, as compared to those leaders who are diminishers who decrease overall morale by their actions. Enjoy listening to this session!!!

In this episode of “The professional Success Podcast,” the host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli, a Master Certified Career Coach, Recruiter and Talent Development Leader shares great tips to advance and grow professionally and discusses the concepts of multipliers and diminishers. Episode Highlights Multipliers and Diminishers, this terminology and these concepts were made famous by a book written by the author. Liz Wiseman. This book has personally changed Sheila in terms of how she works with and influences other people positively. There are two types of managers or leaders; first who make you feel like you were born to do your job and second who make you dread going to work in the morning. “Mltipliers increase the intelligence and the achievement of their team”, states Sheila. Talent magnets people excel at bringing people and teams together, and then, maximize that talent. Many leaders aren't aware of how management practices that they hold, also never think of empowering them. Diminisher on a team member can be very negative. People are unable to enlist their full brainpower to meet whatever challenges are at hand. We need to use knowledge of the business and the situation and need to ask insightful and challenging questions instead of selling own ideas and vision. Think of ways to become more of a Multiplier and try to gain awareness from her accidental Diminisher tendencies. We all need to capitalize all those multiplier tendencies, and find ways to let go of some of those accidental Diminishers. 3 Key Points Some specific multipliers are those who first look everywhere for talent, if someone's skilled, they are valuable; second, they ascertain an individual's instinctive skill; third, they engage that skill, wherever it's best suited and fourth, remove obstacles. To create a healthy environment, we need to encourage experimentation, support teams to do the best work possible and try not to punish someone for a bad outcome. One need to create room for others to contribute and then their words will be more heard and become more influential. Tweetable Quotes “Now, a Diminisher oftentimes can be very smart person, but they're usually focused more on their own intelligence than they are on taking advantage of the potential intelligence or smarts within their own team”. – Sheila Boysen - Rotelli “So don't build a people team I should say, of people who all have that exact same talent or have your same talents or are very much like you”. – Sheila Boysen - Rotelli “So, if we go back to the Steven Spielberg example, he knows that every job on his crew is tremendously important and he knows every job backwards and forwards”. - Sheila Boysen - Rotelli “The best leaders don't provide all the answers; they ask the right questions”. - Sheila Boysen - Rotelli Resources/ Links: Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: WebsitePodcast

Episode 48: Accidental Diminishers by Raising the Leadership Standard

Episode 47: Multiplier VS. Diminishers by Raising the Leadership Standard

On this episode of Its Probably You Podcast our hosts hop back on the microphone to wrap up the theme of Multipliers vs Diminishers , appreciation for this seasons guests and exciting updates for our listeners! Tune in and follow us on Instagram @its_probably_u and our website www.itsprobablyyou.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/its-probably-you/message

I am very pleased to have Liz Wiseman today on the show as she is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world.  She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work.   She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research, and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.  Some of her recent clients include Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter.  Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and in 2019 was recognized as the top leadership thinker in the world.   She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals.  She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development.   Listen and learn more about the differences between the Multipliers and Diminishers. We’ve also discussed some common diminisher tendencies so make sure to tune in so you can assess yourself and avoid such tendencies. Enjoy!                  Episode Highlights:   ●        Working With High-Level Individuals [7:05] ●       Creating The Multiplier Effect [10:00] ●       Multipliers vs. Diminishers [15:15] ●       Creating a Liberating Climate in the Working Environment [20:18] ●       Common Diminisher Tendencies [29:18] ●       Book Recommendations [39:33]   Resources Mentioned In This Episode: ●       I believe anyone can be a leader in today’s world that’s why I’ve created a short, user-friendly book called Redefining the Top 1 Percent. Get your FREE copy by joining our Facebook Group here. Not only are you getting a free copy of my book, you’ll also get lots of FREE training and resources on a weekly basis. ●       Visit thewisemangroup.com to find out more about Liz’s leadership services and books. They have a ton of resources you can check out including the Accidental Diminisher Quiz. ●       Connect with Liz:         o   Email         o   LinkedIn         o   Facebook ●       Liz’s Best-selling Books:         o   Multipliers         o   Rookie Smarts         o   The Multiplier Effect ●       Book Recommendations:         o   Radical Candor by Kim Scott         o   Good to Great by James C. Collins   Quotes: “You can start a company with genius. But, to scale a company, you need more than just a single genius.” “One of the things that I’ve noticed about good leaders is how they put you at ease.” “It’s not the employee that’s different. It’s the way that these leaders are operating.” “While diminishers tend to be micro-managers, multipliers tend to be investors. They keep other people's ownership.” “All great work involves struggle and suffer.” “It’s not about getting rid of the diminishers in the workplace. It’s getting rid of our accidental diminisher tendencies.” “Learning usually comes when you are stuck on something.”     Ways to Subscribe to Redefining The Top One Percent:   Apple Podcast Stitcher PlayerFM Spotify

What kind of leader gets the most out of people? In this engaging talk from the 2013 Global Leadership Summit, best-selling author and CEO, Liz Wiseman, talks about the characteristics of “Multipliers” (leaders who empower and release others), and “Diminishers” (leaders who limit and restrict the potential of those they lead). Wiseman also shares subtle ways leaders function as “accidental diminishers,” and the most practical shift we can make in order to start becoming a better Multiplier.

Good morning everyone! Welcome back to the podcast. Today is Saturday. Today we have a book review and its called "Multipliers" by Liz Wiseman. A thought-provoking, accessible, and essential exploration of why some leaders (“Diminishers”) drain capability and intelligence from their teams, while others (“Multipliers”) amplify it to produce better results. Including a foreword by Stephen R. Covey, as well as the five key disciplines that turn smart leaders into genius makers, Multipliers is a must-read for everyone from first-time managers to world leaders. Give it a listen, Dean

What if you could multiply the impact and effectiveness of your compliance program throughout your company? That would be a great boon to any compliance practitioner and compliance program. It is also something that is very possible by considering a 360-degree view of communications in compliance using multipliers.  Liz Wiseman is the co-author with Greg McKeown of “Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter”, a book about the various types of leaders. They focus two different types of leaders, Diminishers and Multipliers. Multipliers are leaders who encourage growth and creativity from their workers, while Diminishers are those who hinder and otherwise keep their employees’ productivity at a minimum. Now imagine applying this leadership technique as you are trying to more fully operationalize your compliance program. If you take this approach of leading by asking questions, you not only guide the functional unit but you get greater buy-in to the entire concept and process as it becomes their process. The non-compliance team may design it and have ownership over it. Wiseman concluded by challenging each of us to multiply our influence to make those we work with and work even better. You can use these skills to more fully operationalize your compliance program. If you do so, you will not only fulfill the requirements of the DOJ, as laid out in the Evaluation, but you will integrate compliance into the DNA of your company by making it a part of the way you conduct your business. Three key takeaways: Multipliers are leaders who encourage growth and creativity from their workers. Diminishers are those who hinder and otherwise keep their employees’ productivity at a minimum. Multiply the influence of the compliance function both inside and outside the company in this manner.

Liz Wiseman is a New York Times bestselling author of three books, including Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. She has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and in 2019 she was recognized as the top leadership thinker in the world. She is a researcher, an executive advisor, and the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm. Some of her recent clients include Apple, Disney, Tesla, Facebook, and Twitter.  Previously, she was the Vice President of Oracle University and the global leader for Human Resource Development at Oracle Corporation. She frequently guest lectures at BYU and Stanford University. In Liz’s book, Multipliers, she describes two types of leaders that we have all encountered--diminishers and multipliers. As Liz says, organizations cannot afford to have leaders who are diminishers. The good news is multiplier leadership can be learned and developed.  Diminishing leaders vs. multiplier leaders Liz gives a great metaphor for these two types of leaders. Diminishers tend to keep people on choke chains while multipliers let people off the leash, but they still hold on. It’s as though the employees are kites allowed to soar while the leader is still hanging on to the kite strings.  It’s not that diminishers are necessarily horrible people trying to control everything. As Liz shares, “Some of it comes from that micromanaging bully, narcissistic boss who, you know, gives you a little task to do rather than challenges and opportunities. But most of it's coming from what I call the accidental diminisher. And these are leaders who care about their people, want to be good leaders trying to do the right thing. Like in my case with Ben, I was just excited to be collaborating with him. Where I needed to say, this is yours let me back away. Hold the strings of the kite rather than suffocate you because of my enthusiasm.” The multiplier effect As Liz researched for her book she interviewed well-respected professionals and after asking them to identify some multiplier leaders they had worked for she asked them what percentage of their capability those leaders had been able to get from them. On average it was 95%, however she found that a lot of people gave answers of over 100%.  At first she challenged that, saying your intelligence and capability is always capped at 100%, it’s not possible to be over that. But these individuals said that the leaders were able to not only get 100% of their ability, but they stretched them and caused them to become smarter over time.  Liz says, “We know this, that intelligence. It languishes. It shrinks essentially when it's not used. And when intelligence is challenged and used and applied, it grows. We literally get smarter and more capable around certain kinds of leaders and people and colleagues and roommates and family members. And that is really the multiplier effect. It's getting all of people's capability plus a growth dividend. And then the dynamic that happens across an organization where people come to work knowing that not only are they going to be fully utilized, they're going to be challenged. That you need to show up, game ready. That's the multiplier effect.” The five disciplines of multipliers For the book, Liz analyzed data on over 150 leaders and she found several areas where multipliers and diminishers act similarly including customer service and market insight. But she found five active ingredients unique to multipliers. They are:   The Talent Magnet: They attract and optimize talent to its fullest. They get the best out of everyone, regardless of if the people report directly to them or not The Liberator: They require people’s best thinking. They create an atmosphere that is both comfortable and intense.  The Challenger: They extend challenges. They lay down challenges that stretch, but they also generate the belief that it can be done The Debate Maker: They debate decisions. By allowing people to debate decisions early on they help people understand the change and be a part of the execution.  The Investor: They instill accountability. They have high expectations, but they also provide necessary resources needed to deliver and sustain results.  Diminishing behaviors to watch out for There are several diminishing behaviors that leaders can look out for, and to do this you have to practice self-awareness. As a leader most likely you won’t have employees coming to you to point out your flaws, you have to be aware of them yourself.  One of the first behaviors Liz points out is being idea rich. If you as the leader provide all of the answers, all of the ideas, people around you tend to either get lazy or they are so busy running around trying to bring your ideas to fruition that they don’t have time to think of anything on their own. She suggests leaders keep a notepad or sticky notes around to write down ideas as they come up, and keep them to yourself until the next group meeting to discuss with your team.  Another behavior to watch out for is being optimistic all the time. Optimism in itself is not a bad thing, but there are times when individuals or the organization as a whole is going through a tough time. It is important to acknowledge the struggle sometimes. Especially as we look at the times we are going through now, try to understand what your people are going through and let them know you acknowledge this is a tough time.  A third one to be aware of is being a rapid responder. Liz says, “If the manager is so quick to respond. Then nobody else gets to do their job. Nobody else gets to take accountability because that manager has just taken it from them. So the little rule I use, I've had some rapid responder tendencies in the past is I use a 24 hour hands off rule, which means if an email comes in and one just came in on Friday, it was sent to me and one other person on my team who is actually the one responsible for this project. Well, I knew he was out for a bit. In a meeting and he wasn't going to get to this and my fingers on the keyboard. About to reply because I'm like, oh, this is important. And this person is going to want to hear from us. And I just take my fingers off the keyboard and I'm like 24 hours. Hands off. Which gives him a chance to come back from his meeting, come back from his son's Little League game, whatever it is, and take ownership and responsibility. But people can't take ownership for something unless the manager lets go of it.” By being aware of these behaviors, and other problem ones, and embracing the traits of multipliers we can get the absolute best from our team. Imagine what our organizations could do if we allowed our people to operate at 95% and greater.   

Do you drain your team or engage them? Are you wondering how to make your leadership team even greater? You need to listen to Liz Wiseman, author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter.  Liz is a researcher, executive advisor and author, writing Multipliers over 10 years ago. She's recently updated it, although its core ideas still very much apply today. In it, she identifies two types of leaders - multipliers and diminishers. The multipliers get twice the output from their teams than the diminishers do. So you might be thinking, then why don't we all strive to be multipliers? Because, Liz says, most of the behaviours exhibited by diminishers are completely accidental - only 20% of diminisher behaviours are deliberate.“About two thirds of diminishing behaviour that we see is what we would call accidental diminisher behaviour, meaning it's done with the best of intentions.”In this episode Dom chats to Liz about what these diminisher behaviours are - maybe you'll recognise yourself in some of her descriptions. So if you think you could be holding your team back accidentally, preventing productivity and the only thing standing between your team and greatness is an awareness and desire to do things differently, then this fantastic conversation is not to be missed. On today's podcast:How teaching programming led her to becoming a researcherNot every smart person creates a smart teamThe limitations of diminisher leadershipThe behaviours of a diminisherWhy perfectionists are the bottlenecksLinks:Henry Stewart - The Happy ManifestoLiz Wiseman - Multipliers

Multipliers (2010) invites you to explore the two styles of leadership and question which one you want to be. Author Liz Wiseman posits that there are two types of leaders: Multipliers and Diminishers. Where Multipliers encourage those around them to grow, Diminishers inhibit growth through setting negative examples and leaching motivation from the team. Wiseman thus explains how to unpack each leadership style, identify which type of leader you are, and what steps you can take if you want to become a Multiplier. *** Do you want more free audiobook summaries like this? Download our app for free at QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries.

Leaving Boxing and Going to Stand Up ... People Who Underhandedly Diminish what you do

You can create genius around you and you can drive others to have a higher contribution.  In every place you ever work, you will find that resources – either people or money, will always be an issue.  Even if you work at the top Fortune 500 companies, they are driven to produce a profit and are beholden to shareholders.  If you are in the military or the government, there is no new money.  Therefore, you will grow as a leader and become a person who is able to produce real, tangible results when you learn to use all the talent and intelligence of your entire team and others around you.  On the other hand, you will drive others away and hamper the best ideas from bubbling up if you are a Diminisher.  This will impact your results, dampen the business and demotivate all those around you.  I know who you want to be.  This episode will get you on the right track. Resources mentioned in this episode:  Take the Accidental Diminisher Quiz here: https://thewisemangroup.com/quiz/ Meet another of my favorite thought leaders, Sean Heritage: https://seanheritage.com If you have any questions or want to connect with me, email me at tami.north@genuinedrivenwomen.com or call me at (724) 374-8362 and leave a voice message. I'll use your voicemails on a future podcast!   Click here to leave a review! If you LOVE what you are hearing, the best way you can help us is by leaving us a review on iTunes.  We’d love for you to take a couple of minutes to write a review on iTunes, which will help us to reach our goal to connect with girls, young ladies, and women who need just this kind of inspiration each week. For more great content, head to my blog at GenuineDrivenWomen.com. You can also follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/genuinedrivenwomen/ to join the conversation, get to know us better and to find about all the new things we will be announcing in the months to come.

iseman, Liz and Greg McKeown. Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2010. It isn't how much you know that matters. What matters is how much access you have to what other people know. It isn't just how intelligent your team members are; it is how much of that intelligence you can draw out and put to use. The Diminisher is an Empire Builder. The Multiplier is a Talent Magnet. The Diminisher is a Tyrant. The Multiplier is a Liberator. The Diminisher is a Know-It-All. The Multiplier is a Challenger. The Diminisher is a Decision Maker. The Multiplier is a Debate Maker. The Diminisher is a Micromanager. The Multiplier is an Investor. Would your people describe you as someone who recognizes talented people, draws them in, and utilizes them at their fullest? Would they say they have grown more around you than any other manager they have worked for? Or would they describe you as someone who pulled them into your organization not as a talent to be developed, but more as a resource to be deployed and then left to languish? What people do easily, they do without conscious effort. They do it better than anything else they do, but they don't need to apply extraordinary effort to the task. They get results that are head-and-shoulders above others but they do it without breaking a sweat. "Ignore me as needed to get your job done." Leaders most often know who the blockers are. The most common mistake they make is waiting too long to remove them. While a Tyrant creates stress that causes people to hold back, a Liberator creates space for people to step up. While a Tyrant swings between positions that create whiplash in the organization, a Liberator builds stability that generates forward momentum. One way he elicits the best thinking from people is that he knows what people are actually capable of producing. He knows everyone's job intimately, but he doesn't do it for them. generate rapid learning cycles. Liberators don't just listen the majority of time. They massively shift the ratio, listening most of the time. This creates space for others to share what they know. Diminishers give answers. Good leaders ask questions. Multipliers ask the really hard questions. They ask the questions that challenge people not only to think but to rethink. They ask questions so immense that people can't answer them based on their current knowledge or where they currently stand. There are times when a leader is so knowledgeable and personally brilliant that it seems tempting for them to provide directives centered in what they know. However, in the end, Know-It-Alls limit what their organization can achieve to what they themselves know how to do. The nature of the executive role makes it easy to stay rooted in answer mode and to be the boss. The first step in this journey is to stop answering questions and begin asking them. Our research has shown that Diminishers tend to make decisions solo or with a small inner circle. As a result, they not only underutilize the intelligence around them, but they also leave the organization spinning instead of executing. In preparation for the meeting itself, Debate Makers define what needs to be addressed, why it is important, and how the final decision is expected to be made. At first glance, it appears that Diminishers make efficient decisions. However, because their approach only utilizes the intelligence of a small number of people and ignores the rigor of debate, the broader organization is left in the dark, not understanding the decision, nor the assumptions and facts upon which it is based. With this lack of clarity, people turn to debating the soundness of a decision rather than executing it. Multipliers enable others to operate independently by giving other people ownership for results and investing in their success. Multipliers can't always be present to perform emergency r...

Liz Wiseman knows a thing or two about bosses. She is the author of the best-selling book Multipliers, which explores the impact that leaders have on their teams, whether positive (multipliers) or negative (diminishers). In researching for the book, Liz and her team analyzed data from over 200 leaders and noticed a trend between the groups that seemed to maximize the potential of each individual versus those groups that experienced drains in intelligence, energy, and capability (despite having highly intelligent members).  What her research found was that some leaders inspire employees to stretch themselves and do more, while others, despite high intelligence, “diminish” (sometimes accidentally) that ability of their team members. Our conversation today explores how leaders can avoid the pitfalls that lead to becoming an “accidental diminisher,” as well as how to start on the road to recovery. We also get a fascinating look into Liz’s early life, including how she won a lawsuit at the age of only 17 years old. Complete show notes and links mentioned at https://whitneyjohnson.com/liz-wiseman

Jason Brooks Jason Brooks is a member of the Coaching for Leaders Academy and principal of a high school in Los Angeles. Key Points People respond to honesty from a leader. Admitting that you don’t know all the answers helps build bridges and gets your team working together. Deciding what not to do can actually be harder than deciding what to do. Working out a vision for your life can reduce the constant anxiety of wondering whether you’re making the best use of your time. Resources Mentioned Racism in America, with Jason Brooks The Power of Vulnerability, with Brené Brown Related Episodes How to Get the Ideal Team Player, with Patrick Lencioni (episode 301) How to Deal With the Diminishers, with Liz Wiseman (episode 305) How to Create a Vivid Vision, with Cameron Herold (episode 345) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Jason Brooks Jason Brooks is a member of the Coaching for Leaders Academy and principal of a high school in Los Angeles. Key Points People respond to honesty from a leader. Admitting that you don’t know all the answers helps build bridges and gets your team working together. Deciding what not to do can actually be harder than deciding what to do. Working out a vision for your life can reduce the constant anxiety of wondering whether you’re making the best use of your time. Resources Mentioned Racism in America, with Jason Brooks The Power of Vulnerability, with Brené Brown Related Episodes How to Get the Ideal Team Player, with Patrick Lencioni (episode 301) How to Deal With the Diminishers, with Liz Wiseman (episode 305) How to Create a Vivid Vision, with Cameron Herold (episode 345) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, I have Liz Wiseman on the podcast. Liz is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. Liz is also the CEO of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm and in 2017 she was #35 on the Thinkers50 list.  THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone looking to improve their leadership skills and build better teams. TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… There are leaders who are “Diminishers,” while others are “Mulitpliers”. These ‘Diminishers’ tend to get less than half of people's intelligence or capability; whereas, these ‘Multipliers’ get all of it.  But that’s not all, there are also “Accidental Diminishers” - these are really well-meaning people trying to be good bosses but yet having a diminishing effect on those around them. WHAT I LOVE MOST… Being aware of the kind of leader you are will help you improve the way you communicate, manage and inspire those around you to do their best work. A PIECE OF ADVICE FOR LEADERS… Allow diverse styles of thinking and personalities the space to thrive. Pay attention to who is quiet and who has an overpowering personality. Give those who need time to think, and process information the opportunity to speak as those who are quick on their feet. It’s the multiple styles of contributing and leading that creates a great team, innovative ideas, and a healthy work environment.   Running time: 37:20   Subscribe on iTunes   Find Tiffani on social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Find Liz on social: Website Twitter LinkedIn

David Burkus: Friend of a Friend David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and an associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University. His TED talk has been viewed over 1.8 million times, he is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, and he’s now listed on Thinkers50. He’s just released his new book, Friend of a Friend*. Key Points Networking should not just be about meeting total strangers. Constantly providing value to your network doesn’t mean you have to be close friends with everyone. It’s impossible to maintain close ties with everyone in your network. Don’t just rely on close connections, because they’re likely in the same circles as you. Weak ties are more likely to provide valuable information. When networking, it’s fine to start with your close connections to warm up, but you can’t stop there. Don’t let your connections get too dormant — regularly engage with them. Follow people on social media to know what’s going on in their lives, and then send them a personal message. Make your inner circle diverse to be sure you’re getting the wide-ranging insight you need. A diverse network will give you information you wouldn’t otherwise have. Resources Mentioned Friend of a Friend* by David Burkus How To Give and Get The Introductions That Will Transform Your Life and Your Career Book Notes Download my highlights from Friend of a Friend in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How Superbosses Master the Flow of Talent, with Sydney Finkelstein (episode 236) New Management Practices of Leading Organizations, with David Burkus (episode 253) How to Deal With the Diminishers, with Liz Wiseman (episode 305) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

David Burkus: Friend of a Friend David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and an associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University. His TED talk has been viewed over 1.8 million times, he is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, and he’s now listed on Thinkers50. He’s just released his new book, Friend of a Friend*. Key Points Networking should not just be about meeting total strangers. Constantly providing value to your network doesn’t mean you have to be close friends with everyone. It’s impossible to maintain close ties with everyone in your network. Don’t just rely on close connections, because they’re likely in the same circles as you. Weak ties are more likely to provide valuable information. When networking, it’s fine to start with your close connections to warm up, but you can’t stop there. Don’t let your connections get too dormant — regularly engage with them. Follow people on social media to know what’s going on in their lives, and then send them a personal message. Make your inner circle diverse to be sure you’re getting the wide-ranging insight you need. A diverse network will give you information you wouldn’t otherwise have. Resources Mentioned Friend of a Friend* by David Burkus How To Give and Get The Introductions That Will Transform Your Life and Your Career Book Notes Download my highlights from Friend of a Friend in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How Superbosses Master the Flow of Talent, with Sydney Finkelstein (episode 236) New Management Practices of Leading Organizations, with David Burkus (episode 253) How to Deal With the Diminishers, with Liz Wiseman (episode 305) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Liz Wiseman: Rookie Smarts Liz Wiseman is listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world and recipient of the 2016 ATD Champion of Talent Award. She is the author of three best-selling books, including Multipliers* and Rookie Smarts*. Key Points When we’re outside of our area of expertise, we have a leaner’s advantage that helps us think outside the box. When veterans look at tough situations, they look inside. Rookies look to the outside, which often makes them more flexible and creative. It’s more critical to be able to access what’s in other people’s heads than to keep everything in your own. In today’s fast-paced world, we’re constantly doing things that have no precedent. In this environment, it’s better to be a quick learner than to try to know everything. When we make mistakes but admit and then fix them, we end up with even happier customers and stakeholders. It’s good for you to say yes to things you don’t totally know how to do because it keeps you in a healthy rookie mindset. Resources Mentioned Living and Working With Child-like Wonder (Liz’s TED talk) Rookie Smarts* by Liz Wiseman Multipliers* by Liz Wiseman Book Notes Download my highlights from Rookie Smarts in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Get Way Better at Accepting Feedback, with Sheila Heen (episode 143) How to Manage Former Peers, with Tom Henschel (episode 257) How to Lead Part-Time Staff, with Chris Deferio (episode 289) How to Deal With the Diminishers, with Liz Wiseman (episode 305) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Liz Wiseman: Rookie Smarts Liz Wiseman is listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world and recipient of the 2016 ATD Champion of Talent Award. She is the author of three best-selling books, including Multipliers* and Rookie Smarts*. Key Points When we’re outside of our area of expertise, we have a leaner’s advantage that helps us think outside the box. When veterans look at tough situations, they look inside. Rookies look to the outside, which often makes them more flexible and creative. It’s more critical to be able to access what’s in other people’s heads than to keep everything in your own. In today’s fast-paced world, we’re constantly doing things that have no precedent. In this environment, it’s better to be a quick learner than to try to know everything. When we make mistakes but admit and then fix them, we end up with even happier customers and stakeholders. It’s good for you to say yes to things you don’t totally know how to do because it keeps you in a healthy rookie mindset. Resources Mentioned Living and Working With Child-like Wonder (Liz’s TED talk) Rookie Smarts* by Liz Wiseman Multipliers* by Liz Wiseman Book Notes Download my highlights from Rookie Smarts in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Get Way Better at Accepting Feedback, with Sheila Heen (episode 143) How to Manage Former Peers, with Tom Henschel (episode 257) How to Lead Part-Time Staff, with Chris Deferio (episode 289) How to Deal With the Diminishers, with Liz Wiseman (episode 305) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

The Power of Multiplication is something most leaders are not even aware of, but my guest on this episode - Liz Wiseman - has literally written the book on the subject. Her work introduces the concept of multipliers VS diminishers, particularly as they relate to leadership roles in organizations. Her belief is that the leaders who learn how to maximize the power of multiplication are the leaders who lead happy, successful, energized teams. Listen to our conversation to hear the subtle but powerful differences leaders who are multipliers make. Diminishers tend to give directions whereas multipliers tend to define possibilities. Which kind of leader do you want to be? There is so much literature that exists about leadership and everyone who takes their role as a leader seriously tends to be a student of it. Liz Wiseman’s work about leaders who are multipliers is revolutionary in that it helps leaders adapt to the technological and cultural changes that are impacting the way leadership happens. You don’t want to forge ahead based on your old concepts of leadership without seriously considering what Liz has discovered. Your leadership and your teams will be exponentially better as you apply what she shares. Leaders who are multipliers get more performance out of those who they lead - up to 95% more. That’s why wise leaders learn to be multipliers When Liz Wiseman talks about leaders being multipliers - what is she really saying? It’s the idea that leaders in the modern age need to effectively draw out the insights and talents of the people on their teams to multiply the resources and potential the organization can experience. This leads to greater achievement all around. The opposite type of leader is what she calls a diminisher, a leader who actually decreases the amount of contribution and impact the individual members of the team have in the organization. It’s clear which one you want to be, but do you know how? Liz explains and gives some of the most practical tips you could ask for, on this episode. Leaders who insist on being the superstar cause their teams to be apathetic and turn the culture toxic. Here’s how to ensure you do exactly the opposite We’ve all known leaders who can’t share credit, have to be the ones to come up with all the ideas, and make those who attempt to contribute feel sorry that they did. Liz Wiseman calls that kind of leader a diminisher, a person who keeps themselves at the top of the pecking order despite the skills and expertise of their team members. The results of that kind of leadership are truly toxic. Find out how Liz suggests any leader can become a multiplier and adapt their leadership style to produce a healthy team environment and productive working relationships, on this episode. Gone are the days when a single leader can know what it takes to lead a team successfully. Collaboration is needed and leaders have to ask the right questions Due to the faster pace of business spawned by technological advances no leader can expect to be the source of all wisdom and answers for a working team. Collaboration is the word of the day, and good leaders need to know how to ask the right questions to bring out the insight and skill their team brings to the table. In this episode of Masters of Leadership, my guest Liz Wiseman shares three powerful and practical tips any leader can use to improve their team's collaboration and set them up for greater success. You can't help but benefit from suggestions as great as these. Outline of This Episode [1:11] The definition of leadership Liz has adopted (from Jim Collins) [4:38] The difference between leaders who multiply VS those who diminish [15:15] Why it’s harder to be a multiplying leader in a virtual work world [21:58] Liz’ tips for leaders who want to become better multipliers Resources & People Mentioned Liz Wiseman BOOK: Multipliers BOOK: The Multiplier Effect BOOK: Rookie Smarts BOOK: Good to Great Connect with Erica Erica@cotentialgroup.com Linkedin.com/in/ericadhawan Twitter.com/edhawan Facebook.com/ericadhawan

Many of us have either worked for someone who made us feel small or know someone who hates their job because they feel small where they are. In this episode, I share my notes from Oscar Arias's training call titled, "Diminishers vs. Multipliers," that I participated in with the Les Brown Maximum Achievement Team.   What is a diminisher vs. a multiplier? Are you or your employer someone who builds people up, creates an atmosphere of growth and attracts talent - a MULTIPLIER, or are you or your employer someone who assumes things about people before giving them a chance to show you who they are?  Do you or your boss build your empire at the expense of diminishing others? Do you or your employer have a high turnover rate?  Listen to this checklist and either keep doing a good job of building a winning team or recalibrate your thinking to implement the characteristics and actions of a CHAMPION multiplier!   I hope you enjoy this episode, Michelle Oscar Arias Bio

In this episode, I consider the book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. It focuses two different types of leaders, Diminishers and Multipliers. Multipliers are leaders who encourage growth and creativity from their workers, while Diminishers are those who hinder and otherwise keep their employees’ productivity at a minimum. The authors give what they consider to be solutions and guidance to the issues they bring up in the book.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I consider the book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. It focuses two different types of leaders, Diminishers and Multipliers. Multipliers are leaders who encourage growth and creativity from their workers, while Diminishers are those who hinder and otherwise keep their employees’ productivity at a minimum. The authors give what they consider to be solutions and guidance to the issues they bring up in the book.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz Wiseman, internationally recognized business thought leader, released the Revised and Updated edition of "Multipliers" in 2017. The book was born from a simple observation percolating in Wiseman for years: “There is more intelligence inside our organizations than we are using.” Figuring out why became her passion. Her research findings unlocked the secrets to what she came to call “Multipliers.” To explain the difference between Multipliers and Diminishers (their opposite), Wiseman quotes Bono, who said, “It has been said that after meeting with the great British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, you left feeling he was the smartest person I the world, but after meeting with his rival Benjamin Disraeli, you left thinking you were the smartest person in the world.” Diminishers might be geniuses, but Multipliers are genius makers.  Wiseman's research team used an applied definition of intelligence: the ability to reason, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, learn from experience, and adapt to make smart decisions. Multipliers trust people are smart and will figure it out. With that assumption, they manage to double the brain power of their workers. In short, they use human intellect and talent while noticeably helping people grow. As a result, when working for a Multiplier, people say they “get smarter.” Wiseman distills the role of Multiplier to distinct disciplines, each set in opposition to a Diminisher role. For example: The Talent Magnet (e.g., Mitt Romney) vs. The Empire Builder The Liberator (Bill Campbell, CEO of Intuit) vs. The Tyrant The Challenger (Irene Fisher of University of Utah Bennion Center) vs. The Know-it-all Bill Campbell says, to be a Multiplier, “You have to be smart enough to learn.”  “Accidental Diminishers” are well-intentioned leaders who, unwittingly, reduce abilities often by following popular management principles. For example, creative leaders might try to spark ideas in others; energetic, charismatic leaders can “kill” people with all their energy. Rescuers might step in too early to prevent mistakes from happening, but they can stunt growth in the process. Even too much optimism can do more damage than good.  Multipliers are not “cupcake-and-kisses” leaders. In fact, they're often hard-edged, driven people. But they create a growth cycle of “safety and stretch.” While holding people accountable, they deeply use their people while helping them grow. BUY Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter Music Credit Sound Editing Credit

Liz Wiseman: Multipliers Liz Wiseman has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world and recipient of the 2016 ATD Champion of Talent Award. She is the author of three best-selling books, including Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter*. Key Points Some leaders make the people around them less capable. Leaders who diminish others get less than half of their capabilities. Diminishing often comes from good intentions. Leadership is a skill you can learn. A good boss sees the genius in others. Find a way to let your boss know what you’re best at. By admitting our own mistakes, we create an environment where others are willing to take risks. Ask yourself how you might be shutting down people’s ideas and capabilities. Resources Mentioned Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (revised and updated)* by Liz Wiseman Activate Your Free Coaching for Leaders Membership Get immediate access to my free, 10-day audio course, 10 Ways to Empower the People You Lead. Give me 10 minutes a day for 10 days to get the most immediate, practical actions to become a better leader. Join at CoachingforLeaders.com. Related Episodes CFL245: How to Engage With Humor CFL284: The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems CFL296: What Gets Between You and Greatness Next Episode Jonathan Raymond joins me to discuss how to hold people accountable. He’s the author of the book Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For. Thank You Thank you to Gibson for the kind review on iTunes. To leave a rating or review, visit http://coachingforleaders.com/itunes Submit your question for consideration on the next question and answer show the first Monday of every month at http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback

Liz Wiseman: Multipliers Liz Wiseman has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world and recipient of the 2016 ATD Champion of Talent Award. She is the author of three best-selling books, including Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter*. Key Points Some leaders make the people around them less capable. Leaders who diminish others get less than half of their capabilities. Diminishing often comes from good intentions. Leadership is a skill you can learn. A good boss sees the genius in others. Find a way to let your boss know what you’re best at. By admitting our own mistakes, we create an environment where others are willing to take risks. Ask yourself how you might be shutting down people’s ideas and capabilities. Resources Mentioned Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (revised and updated)* by Liz Wiseman Activate Your Free Coaching for Leaders Membership Get immediate access to my free, 10-day audio course, 10 Ways to Empower the People You Lead. Give me 10 minutes a day for 10 days to get the most immediate, practical actions to become a better leader. Join at CoachingforLeaders.com. Related Episodes CFL245: How to Engage With Humor CFL284: The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems CFL296: What Gets Between You and Greatness Next Episode Jonathan Raymond joins me to discuss how to hold people accountable. He’s the author of the book Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For. Thank You Thank you to Gibson for the kind review on iTunes. To leave a rating or review, visit http://coachingforleaders.com/itunes Submit your question for consideration on the next question and answer show the first Monday of every month at http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback

  In This Episode, You Will Learn: Liz asks... What makes a great podcast episode? A host is listens, asks good follow up questions... And a guest who understands why they've sustained excellence and can intelligently share quality stories. The great leadership on her son's football team.  Selflessness, diverse... They all made sacrifices. "We've noticed a shift fueled by technology "It's not about having the answer, it's about helping the team find the answer." How should we deal with diminishers? Diminishers don't realize they lack self-awareness -- "Accidental Diminishers" The 5 most prevalent strategies to people use to deal with diminishers: Confront Avoid Quit Quit and Stay Ignore Dimishing behavior If you are being micro-managed, don't judge or exclude -- Instead, be curious, ask why that person is a micro-manager? Think "I wonder why they need to do this?" -- This can change your mindset and create empathy for that person.  It will help you be less upset "Choose to respond with curiosity.  I wonder how they got like that?" -- Be empathetic Google's 5 hiring criteria for leaders: Leaders who can move in and out of leadership roles (one day they are in charge, they next day someone else is... Must be fluid) Impacting cultural change -- Share common language, behavior, belief, norms, legends, heroes, rituals Creating a culture of trust -- In low trust environments, people retreat and regroup. The best leaders are great listeners -- FULLY PRESENT with each person they speak with. "Great executives have a buffer between the stimulus and their response." -- They are measured and know when to take emotion out of their decision making process. Need a container to create space and focus How to create an environment where people do their best work.. 

My guest today is Liz Wiseman. She is the founder and the president of The Wiseman Group. She’s also the author of the very popular book, Multipliers; How The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. The book has just been released in its 2nd edition with new refreshed and new content including: Accidental Diminisher chapter Dealing with Diminishers chapter Building a Multiplier Culture section of the “Becoming a Multiplier” chapter. Multipliers Experiments in appendix I spoke with Liz about her research over the past 8 years on what the best leaders do to build up the people around them.“The most intelligent leaders, really smart, capable people, don’t always engender intelligence in those around them,” says Wiseman. “Their presence as a leader costs the presence of others. They often take up too much space.” Wiseman calls these scene stealers “diminishers” and points out that when they walk into a room, it often goes quiet. Why? Because their employees know that the leader has to be the smartest person in the room. Wiseman jokes that anyone who has ever worked for even a week knows the type. But it’s not funny when you consider that Wiseman’s research shows that under diminishers, people work at 50% of their capability.

Liz Wiseman has been named as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world and teaches leadership to executives and emerging leaders internationally. She is the President of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. She is the author of three best-selling books: Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools. Her book Mulitipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter was recently revised and updated.  In this episode we talk about these revisions and what to do when we have a leader that is a "diminisher." A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW IS BELOW Interview Highlights: 3:30 Revised edition of Multipliers 7:00 Diminishers as leaders 8:30 How do we build a culture of leaders 11:30 How to see the accidental diminisher in you 16:00 How to approach a diminisher?               Most common strategies (that don't typically work)- Confront them Avoid them Quit Comply and lay low Ignore the diminishing behavior 18:00 Experience of Liz confronting a Relief Society President 21:00 Role play- good guy/bad boss 25:45 How to respond to a diminisher- Curiousity approach/ask questions          "I wonder why?" Have empathy.  Who did wrong by this person?  Who micromanaged them? 27:40 Having empathy for the people we work under changes the dynamics 28:15 Instead of excluding the diminisher, ask their opinion 30:00 You don't get to change other people but you can change your response 31:00 You have the choice to be the Multiplier yourself.  It doesn't have to come from the top 32:00 Choose to respond with love 33:00 You don't have to be the boss to be the Multiplier 34:15 Fluid leadership 37:00 Defensive moves- turn the volume down 39:00 Retreat and regroup- example from Apple executive Steve Jobs 42:00 Assert your capability- good strategy to deal with accidental diminisher- "I got this" 46:15 What Liz has learned about her discipleship of Jesus Christ Links: Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter Other Liz Wiseman interviews with Leading Saints Full Interview Transcript: Kurt Francom (LS): Liz, this is your third time on the Leading Saints podcast, and I welcome you back. Liz Wiseman: It's good to be here. You know, I actually thought it might be my fourth time, but it might- LS: It may be! Liz Wiseman: It might be the third or the fourth, but I hope you're suspicious that I'm out for your job, that I actually want to be the host of the Leading Saints broadcast. LS: There you are. Well, it's yours. Liz Wiseman: Because I keep coming back. LS: You speak the words, and you can be the host of Leading Saints. I think you're much more qualified than I will ever dream of being. Nonetheless, [00:03:25] I always mention how kind you've been to the Leading Saints organization, and the way we've interacted. I do name drop your name for various times. "Yeah, I actually know Liz Wiseman, you know, so, she's a pretty big deal." Right? Liz Wiseman: We teach together. LS: We do, we do. The reason why we got this interview together is, you have recently revised your world-renowned, best-selling book, I'll build it up as it should be, of "Multipliers". You done a revised edition, is that right? Liz Wiseman: [00:01:00] We have. We've done a revised edition, it's really just started for me as just a little bit of a thorn that was in my side because there is this question that keeps coming up over and over. I've been trying to address it, and that led to this next edition. The question that had just come up for so many people, they say "I read your book. I very much want to be a multiplier, but I have to say, my biggest [00:01:30] angst is the fact that I'm stuck working for a diminisher. What do I do?

In this episode Charles Rogel interviews Liz Wiseman author of the Wall Street Journal Best Seller, Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, about the six notable revisions and updates to the book. Learn about: The changing landscape of management and why leaders can and must get more from their talent. How to deal with Diminishers and minimize their impact on yourself and others. Ways that well-intended leaders become “Accidental Diminishers.” How to effect lasting cultural change inside corporations. A set of tools to enable managers to put the ideas into action. New case studies of Multiplier leaders.

Personal Development’s power couple Preston Smiles and Alexi Panos are world renowned innovators and pioneers in the Emergent Wisdom Movement. As founders of the groundbreaking Bridge Method (which includes their live workshops and various online training programs), they have created a movement of transformation that has taken humanity by storm through their unique and passion-filled approach to sharing age-old wisdom. Using social media as a main source of connection and distribution of their lively educational videos, they’ve built an incredible tribe of loyal fans around the globe who aren’t just inspired by their work, but are empowered by it. Their new book “NOW OR NEVER” debuts 12/27/16, and their previous books are “LOVE LOUDER” and “50 WAYS TO YAY” (Simon & Schuster). What you’ll learn about in this episode: Preston and Alexi’s journey Changing your mindset so that failure is just information Diminishers: internal responses deployed by your ego that hold you back Using feedback to be able to see your blind spots How to get honest feedback from your employees Making sure to schedule in play Designing the life you want Hiring people for roles that fit their personal genius The questions Preston and Alexi ask themselves and others Ways to contact Preston and Alexi: Website: www.alexiandpreston.com Book: www.noworneverthebook.com

Momenteel wordt slechts 45% van het talent binnen organisaties effectief benut. Verdubbel de productiviteit van uw onderneming en wordt een multiplier. Het Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship en VDS Training Consultants halen internationaal Multiplier expert Hazel Jackson naar Nederland en organiseren op 26 juni een Multiplier college exclusief voor ondernemers. Kijk voor meer informatie op www.collegereeks.nl/multipliers Onderzoek wijst uit dat Multipliers enorm verschillende resultaten van hun mensen krijgen in vergelijking tot Diminishers terwijl ze maar een aantal dingen anders doen. Ze zijn in staat 2x meer uit hun mensen te halen. Deze houding komt tot uiting in vijf kern eigenschappen, die een Multiplier leider in staat stelt om: 1. De juiste talenten aan te trekken en effectief in te zetten; 2. Intensiteit te creëren die het beste denken van mensen vraagt; 3. Uitdagingen in het team of de organisatie neer te leggen waardoor een geloof ontstaat dat het team tot grootste dingen in staat is; 4. Besluiten te nemen op een manier die ervoor zorgt dat de organisatie na het besluit klaar is voor de executie; 5. Superieure resultaten te leveren door hoge verwachtingen neer te leggen bij het team en ze tevens de volledige vrijheid en verantwoordelijkheid te geven voor hun commitments. Laat u inspireren door Hazel Jackson en leer uzelf de kern eigenschappen van een multiplier aan.

This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald is interviewing leadership expert Liz Wiseman. The original live interview was 1/27/12. To order the book click HERE. In this engaging and highly practical book, leadership expert Liz Wiseman and management consultant Greg McKeown show how Multipliers can have a resoundingly positive and profitable effect on organizations—getting more done with fewer resources, developing and attracting talent, and cultivating new ideas and energy to drive organizational change and innovation. In analyzing data from more than 150 leaders, Wiseman and McKeown have identified five disciplines that distinguish Multipliers from Diminishers. Lively, real-world case studies and practical tips and techniques bring to life each of these principles, showing you how to become a Multiplier too, whether you are a new or an experienced manager. Just imagine what you could accomplish if you could harness all the energy and intelligence around you. Multipliers will show you how. Liz Wiseman teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the President of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

Antonio and Tempestt take you behind the scenes as they continue to build their company. In this episode, Tony and Tempestt have their trademark discussion-style session on what is leadership. Many Questions are discussed and answered. Listen in as he discusses a direction for success. Please rate and comment and email your ideas or suggestions to info@revtony.org or follow Antonio on Facebook: www.facebook.com/withoutumbrella Follow Tempestt at tempestt@revtony.org Plant Better Mindset Call is a weekly call, hosted by Antonio T. Smith Jr., covering topics on leadership, personal development, and breakthroughs, packed with resources, tips, and tools to help you change your life for a better future. Sundays at 8:30pm CST beginning October 2nd! 641-715-3865; Code: 171617 Weekly Coaching We now offer 1-on-1 coaching! Email us today for more information and for a free consultation. Walk into your breakthrough. coaching@revtony.org The Book mentioned by Tony in this podcasts can be found at http://multipliersbooks.com Description of Multipliers the Book Taking a deep dive with more than 100 of education’s best leaders, the authors explore the five disciplines that distinguish Multipliers from Diminishers and how these leaders attract and develop talent, as well as harness new ideas and energy to drive educational innovation. The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius in our Schools is an invitation to leaders across education to operate as Multipliers, accessing and channeling the intelligence, talent, and creativity of the people around them.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/brick-by-brick-with-antonio-t-smith-jr-and-tempestt-smith/donations