Multipliers

MULTIPLIERS: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter

by Liz Wiseman

Why do some leaders double their team’s output while others get only half of what people are capable of? In this book, Liz Wiseman draws on research across 150+ executives to show how you can amplify your team’s collective intelligence by adopting 5 Multiplier disciplines and eliminating the behaviors that accidentally diminish others.

In this summary, you’ll learn:

• The 5 disciplines of Multipliers (Talent Magnet, Liberator, Challenger, Debate Maker, Investor), including the contrasting behaviors of Diminishers and practical experiments you can try immediately.
• How to recognize the 9 Accidental Diminisher profiles (including the Idea Guy, Rescuer, and Perfectionist) and overcome your own blind spots.
• How to deal with a Diminisher boss using 3 levels of strategies, from defensive survival to inspiring them to change.

Who should read this:

• Managers, executives, and team leads who want to get more from their people without doing more themselves.
• Anyone keen to improve their leadership skills and team/organizational results