Why do some leaders achieve better results than others?
We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders – Liz Wiseman, former Oracle Executive and author of Multipliers, describes them, as follows:
- The first type drain intelligence, energy, and capability from the ones around then and always need to be the smartest ones in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, the Diminishers of talent and commitment.
- On the other side of the spectrum are leaders who use their intelligence to amplify the smarts and capabilities of the people around them. When these leaders walk into the room, lightbulbsgo off over peoples heads, ideas flow, and problems get solved. These are the Multipliers. And the world needs more of them, especially now, when leaders are expected to do more with less.
Liz Wiseman’s research found that Diminisherstypically get 20-50% from their people, while Multipliers extracted 70-100%, or 1.97 times more.
Some of the main differences between Multipliers and Diminishes:
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