Why do some leaders drain all the
intelligence and capability out of their teams while other leaders amplify
intelligence and capability? This was one of the questions that led Liz
Wiseman, former Vice President at Oracle, to research 150 leaders from around
the world.
She discovered that while leaders
who drain intelligence (Diminisher) and leaders that amplify intelligence
(Multipliers) did many things the same, there are five key behaviors that
separate the two types of leaders and the results that their teams achieve.
These findings are the focus of her Wall Street Journal bestselling book “Multiplier:
How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter”.
The research suggests that
Multipliers can receive much more from their teams (even twice as much) without
adding resources or overhead. Addition information can be found in two of Liz’s
Harvard Business Review articles, Managing Yourself: Bringing Out the Best in
Your People and Smart Leaders Get More Out of the Employees
They Have.
