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Any advice if I report to a diminisher?
Don’t try to dismiss a Diminisher. Our natural response is to push them away, which can exacerbate the diminishing behavior.…
Define Outcomes Before You Act
All things are created twice. There’s a mental, or first, creation and a physical, or second, creation. By defining outcomes…
Offer Bigger Challenges
Leaders who are Multipliers believe that people get smarter and stronger when they’re challenged. Instead of giving people more work,…
Create Space for Others
Multiplier leaders know how to moderate their contribution. They know how to play big, but they also know how to…
Look for Genius
Everyone has a natural genius—something they do exceptionally well and naturally—whether they have identified and applied it or not. In…
Make It Safe to Tell the Truth
Are your people as forthcoming with bad news and negative feedback as they are with good news and positive feedback?…
Can Everyone be Classified as a Diminisher or a Multiplier?
Diminishers and Multipliers are not always so easily identified. For example, a manager with positive intentions could actually have a…
Ask Better Questions
Asking effective questions is a foundational Multiplier skill and requires choosing questions that focus others’ intelligence and genius on the…
What do Multipliers tend to do?
A Multiplier leader is someone who brings out the best work in others. According to research, these leaders have specific…