305: How to Deal With the Diminishers, with Liz Wiseman
Liz Wiseman has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world and recipient of the 2016 ATD Champion of Talent Award. She is the author of three best-selling books, including Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter*.
Key Points- Some leaders make the people around them less capable.
- Leaders who diminish others get less than half of their capabilities.
- Diminishing often comes from good intentions.
- Leadership is a skill you can learn.
- A good boss sees the genius in others.
- Find a way to let your boss know what you’re best at.
- By admitting our own mistakes, we create an environment where others are willing to take risks.
- Ask yourself how you might be shutting down people’s ideas and capabilities.
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (revised and updated)* by Liz Wiseman
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Liz Wiseman has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world and recipient of the 2016 ATD Champion of Talent Award. She is the author of three best-selling books, including Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter*.
Key Points- Some leaders make the people around them less capable.
- Leaders who diminish others get less than half of their capabilities.
- Diminishing often comes from good intentions.
- Leadership is a skill you can learn.
- A good boss sees the genius in others.
- Find a way to let your boss know what you’re best at.
- By admitting our own mistakes, we create an environment where others are willing to take risks.
- Ask yourself how you might be shutting down people’s ideas and capabilities.
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (revised and updated)* by Liz Wiseman
Related Episodes- How to Engage With Humor, with David Nihill (episode 245)
- The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 284)
- What Gets Between You and Greatness, with Lolly Daskal (episode 296)
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