Multiply Your Team’s Capacity

We’ve all had a boss who seemed to suck the air out of the room. They made us feel both overworked and underutilized – busy carrying out their plans, not able to make the significant contributions we felt capable of. On the other hand, we’ve probably also all had great leaders who got more out of us than we even knew was possible.

Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter argues that the difference between a Multiplier leader and a Diminisher leader comes down to a handful of key assumptions and the behaviors that each mindset produces.

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Why is the Most Important Question

Why do some leaders gain a following and others don’t make a lasting impact? Why do many companies struggle to achieve and maintain success, while a few achieve astonishing customer loyalty and profitability? In Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek argues that long-term success comes from a simple yet powerful concept – start with WHY.

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