Posts Tagged ‘multipliers’

How Do Smart Leaders Fuel Growth In Their Organizations?

Posted on August 21st, 2012, by admin

Maybe its not by hiring more people; maybe its developing better managers—managers who deeply utilize the intelligence and talent of their teams. Check out Liz Wiseman’s blog posted on Harvard Business Review which argues that too many organizations are out grocery shopping for new talent instead of opening the refrigerator door to see what’s already [...]

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The Multipliers Bill of Rights

Posted on July 9th, 2012, by admin

by Rob DeLange, July 2012

Over the past few decades we’ve seen political revolutions sweep the globe, bringing down dictatorships in Eastern Europe, the Philippines, Libya, Egypt, and other nations. Seeds of democracy and freedom have been sown through these movements on a scale that is unprecedented in world history.

I believe a similar revolution is taking place now within the realm of leadership and management. [...]

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Signing over full ownership

Posted on June 11th, 2012, by Liz Wiseman

In a recent Multipliers seminar, an executive team contemplated the ways that they might be shutting down the work of smart, capable people, despite their very best intentions.  I was particularly struck by Alberto’s story. Several years ago Alberto was a senior manager in a country operation in the European commercial division of a major [...]

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The Reluctant Challenger

Posted on January 7th, 2011, by Liz Wiseman

Which of the five Multiplier disciplines do corporate managers struggle with the most? After several months of assessing management teams across a number of companies (and industries), we found the lowest scores and the most challenging of the five Multiplier disciplines is consistently The Challenger! Why? It seems most of us aren’t asking people to [...]

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My Gratitude / Your Genius

Posted on November 25th, 2010, by Liz Wiseman

It was almost a year ago that I finished writing the acknowledgements for Multipliers, sent it off to Harper Business and checked it off my list of things to do. Those acknowledgements reflect our deep gratitude for the myriads of people who contributed time and talent to produce Multipliers. But, our work to get the [...]

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