“leadership is clearly a critical force for leveraging the full capability of the organization.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“DIMINISHERS: These leaders are absorbed in their own intelligence, stifle others, and deplete the organization of crucial intelligence and capability.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“Multipliers are hard-edged managers. There is nothing soft about these leaders. They expect great things from their people and drive them to… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“The best leaders understand that the joy of work is in the striving, not in arriving at the top of a ladder.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“In times of tumult and transition the best leaders know when it is time to stop, unlearn, and relearn.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“When leaders teach, they invest in their people’s ability to solve and avoid problems in the future.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“And, if experienced managers are truly smart, they will ensure that they, too, are receiving the same sorts of feedback to help… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“This leader who has developed millions of other leaders is able to do so because he never stops developing himself.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“When you lead like a Multiplier by rule, you can be a Diminisher by exception”—meaning, if you have built a strong foundation… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“Some leaders seemed to drain intelligence and capability out of the people around them. Their focus on their own intelligence and their… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“Good leaders don’t just give people more work, they give them harder work—a bigger challenge that prompts deep learning and growth.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“When leaders offer a right-size challenge, people contribute quickly, build confidence, and are readied for bigger challenges.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“In modern organizations, leadership does not only come from the top; it radiates from the middle and ascends from the bottom.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“When leaders define clear ownership and invest in others, they have sown the seeds of success and earned the right to hold… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share Image
“When leaders define clear ownership and invest in others, they have sown the seeds of success and earned the right to hold people accountable.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“To generate a big impact, pair someone who wants to change the world with someone who already knows how the world works.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“failure is not an outcome, but involves a lack of trying—not stretching yourself far enough out of your comfort zone and attempting to be… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr said, “All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“Good leaders don’t just give people more work, they give them harder work—a bigger challenge that prompts deep learning and growth.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“Bill asked the CEO to prepare five topics that were crucial to the company. The CEO then emailed the list to the team in… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“speaking the language of multiplication (that is, higher growth by better utilizing the resources that already exist).” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“When leaders teach, they invest in their people’s ability to solve and avoid problems in the future.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“A native genius or talent is something that people do, not only exceptionally well, but absolutely naturally. They do it easily (without extra effort)… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“What we know might actually mask what we don’t know and impede our ability to learn and perform. All” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“We need more than just geniuses at the top of our organizations; we need genius makers.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“The Diminisher is a Know-It-All who gives directives. The Multiplier is a Challenger who defines opportunities.” — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
“It has been said that after meeting with the great British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, you left feeling he was the smartest person… — Liz Wiseman Copy Share
