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| This Issue Hello and welcome to the fifteenth edition of Getting Teamwork Right! I came across the concept of Multipliers years ago and it genuinely changed how I think about leadership. The central idea is deceptively simple: some leaders make the people around them smarter and more capable, while others, often without meaning to, diminish them. Which kind are you? It's an uncomfortable question, and most of us would like to think we already know the answer. But the Diminishers in Liz Wiseman's research are rarely villains. Many are capable, committed leaders who care a great deal about getting it right, and who don't realise the effect they have on the room. This issue is an invitation to look at that question honestly, and to try one small change at your next meeting. I'd love to hear what you notice. Just hit reply. |
| From the Blog | |
| Article Are You a Multiplier or a Diminisher? What It Means for Your Team Some leaders make their people sharper, and others, often by accident, make them smaller. This piece looks at the five Diminisher habits to watch for, what Multipliers do instead, and three questions to ask yourself after your next meeting.
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| Video Book Review: Multipliers My review of Liz Wiseman's Multipliers, and what it asks of any leader who wants more from the people around them.
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| Article How to Unlock the Intelligence Already Sitting Around Your Table Your team is almost certainly smarter than it looks in your meetings. Five practical ways to draw out the thinking already in the room, starting with your very next meeting.
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| Top Team Tip of the Fortnight |
| Tip Try This With Your Team This Week At your next team meeting, hold back your own view until everyone else has spoken. Open with a question instead, such as "What are we missing?", and write down what you hear before you respond. Afterwards, ask yourself how much of the talking you did, and whether anyone changed your mind. |
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