Multipliers shows founders how to amplify team intelligence for smarter team building and problem-solving by acting as liberators, challengers, and investors rather than diminishers. Key principles include attracting native genius, sparking rigorous debate, and instilling ownership for 2x capability gains. Vs High Output Management, it leverages collective smarts over individual leverage.
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Multipliers
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter is a New York Times bestseller by Liz Wiseman that explores how certain leaders amplify the intelligence and capabilities of those around them, while others drain intelligence and energy from their teams.
Liz Wiseman is a researcher, executive advisor, and the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. She teaches leadership at Stanford University and has worked with leaders from Apple, Google, Nike, and many other leading organizations.
Multipliers are leaders who:
Diminishers are leaders who:
The Talent Magnet: Attract and optimize talent
The Liberator: Create an intense environment that demands best thinking
The Challenger: Define opportunities that challenge people to go beyond what they know
The Debate Maker: Drive sound decisions through rigorous debate
The Investor: Give people ownership and invest in their success
Wiseman analyzed data from more than 150 leaders across four continents and multiple industries. The research showed that Multipliers get almost twice as much capability from their people as Diminishers.
Many Diminishers have good intentions but:
The book provides practical strategies:
Multipliers create:
Startup founders often fall into Diminisher traps—being the smartest person in the room, making all decisions, and creating dependency. This book shows how to scale yourself by multiplying the intelligence of your team, essential for growing a startup.
The revised and updated edition includes new research on accidental Diminishers, updated case studies, and expanded practical tools.
Available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats at standard retail prices.
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