TWM Podcast | Multipliers Author Liz Wiseman

How the best leaders make those around them better

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Liz Wiseman is the CEO of Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm in Silicon Valley, serving companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nike and Salesforce. She is also the author of best selling books Multipliers, Rookie Smarts and Impact Players.

On this episode, we explored the following:

• The current status quo of leadership, including why the average manager only gets 66% out of their people

• Experiences that lead her to the concepts behind Multipliers

• Building on Multipliers with Rookie Smarts and Impact Players

• Transitioning from a high-performing team member to a multiplier manager

• The power of not knowing

• Her experience working with Bill Campbell, Silicon Valley legend known as “The Trillion Dollar” coach.

Here is a top takeaways from the episode on the topic of burnout - “People all around the world, regardless of where they work, come to work desperate to contribute everything they’ve got. When they can, and the leaders create that environment, they describe work, even hard work as thrilling, exhilarating and enriching. And when they can’t contribute they describe work as demoralizing, draining and exhausting. People don’t tend to burn out because they are working too hard, they burn out for lack of impact.”

Hope you enjoy the conversation, feel free to share and let me know if anything resonates with you in the comments.

-Adam