I wish I had known about this book a few years ago - Multipliers

This summer, I had the opportunity to read Multipliers by Liz Wiseman. It is one of those books that bet from the first moment on people: it finds in each of us that talent to enhance and shows how together we enrich the professional and personal challenges we set ourselves. Brilliant.

Unfortunately, in this society, the role of the 'diminisher' leader still remains, that somewhat selfish person who hires intelligent and capable people but little by little ends up turning off their brilliance (either because of work limitations, not recognizing their qualifications, always wanting to be the protagonist or even fear of being supplanted by their responsibility in the face of the threat of raw talent).

For this reason, Liz Wiseman reminds us of the other side of the coin: the 'multiplier' leader, the profile of this person who values these abilities and the ingenuity to work as a team, thus ensuring that each member contributes the best of themselves and feels fulfilled.

These are the leaders of the future, those who are capable of helping others to develop their intelligence and talent. To recognize them, Wiseman classifies them with 5 characteristics:

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1.- Talent magnets.

A multiplying leader assumes that all people have talent; they just need to discover it. Therefore, they are in charge of looking for this aptitude, the 'genius' that we all have, everyone! This means that they are leaders who bring out the best in each colleague, remove the barriers that prevent these people from shining and, as a result, promote a good working environment and challenges to aspire to.

2.- Liberators

They leave room for the person to make mistakes and learn from them. At the same time, they encourage people to make decisions and take risks. In this way, the team assumes its responsibilities and contributes the best of itself to the company.

3.- Challenge seekers

They are always looking for where the market opportunity is. As soon as they find it, they directly present the challenge to be met. But most importantly, they create in the team the certainty that this challenge can be achieved, that it is a feasible goal.

4.- Debate makers

They prepare the environment for a good and productive debate. They start this discussion so everyone can participate and decide on an achievable challenge based on real facts. As subject matter experts, in addition to listening, they help to ensure that the decision taken is the most appropriate for each case.

5.- Investors

They give authority over the final result to one person in the team. They invest resources and time in helping the person in charge of developing the idea.

Summary

As you can see, if we all make an effort to develop these skills, our professional and, consequently, personal life will be much more productive and satisfactory. This conversion process is not easy, but each of us can multiply the qualities of others while learning from them.