Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter

by Liz Wiseman

Chapter One Summary Multipliers Versus Diminishers MULTIPLIERS: These leaders are genius makers who bring out the intelligence in others. They build collective, viral intelligence in organizations. DIMINISHERS: These leaders are absorbed in their own intelligence, stifle others, and deplete the organization of crucial intelligence and capability. The Five Disciplines of the Multipliers 1. The Talent Magnet: Attracts and optimizes talent 2. The Liberator: Requires people’s best thinking 3. The Challenger: Extends challenges 4. The Debate Maker: Debates decisions 5. The Investor: Instills accountability The Accidental Diminisher While true Diminishers are easier to spot, much of the diminishing that transpires in the workplace is a result of well-intended leaders whose honest attempts to lead or be helpful shut down ideas and cause others to hold back. The Results By extracting people’s full capability, Multipliers get twice the capability from people as do Diminishers.