Multiplier

Question 0

5 disciplines of a Multiplier

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1- Talent Magnet- optimize talent
2- Liberator- require people's best thinking
3- Challenger- extend challenges
4- Debate maker- debate decisions
5- Investor- instill accountability

Question 1

4 practices of Talent Magnet

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1. Look for talent everywhere
2. Find people’s native genius
3. Utilize people at fullest
4. Remove blockers

Question 2

What is the logic of multiplication (3)?

Answer 2

• most people are underutilized
• all capability can be leveraged with right ldrshp
• intelligence and capability can be multiplied without requiring bigger investment

Question 3

Finding people’s native genius

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• observe them in action- look for spikes in authentic enthusiasm and flow of energy
• ask these questions- what do they do better than anyone else? what do they do better than anything else they do? without effort? without being asked?

Question 4

3 steps to genius watching

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1. identify it- look for underlying capabilities by asking why
2. test it by asking colleagues and the person themselves
3. work it- find unconventional ways to use it

Question 5

the environment liberators create

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• create both pressure and comfort
• of learning- expecting people to learn from their mistakes
• generate pressure but not stress- requiring best thinking and best work

Question 6

Demanding people’s best work

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1- ask people whether they are giving their best

2- require best work, not certain outcomes- stress is created when people are expected to produce outcomes

Question 7

Liberator first steps

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1. play your chips- select 2 or 5 chips and only speak by using these
2. label opinions hard or soft
3. make mistakes known- acknowledgment of your mistakes will give others permission to experience failure and recover with dignity and increased capability

Question 8

Mind of a Challenger

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1. ask the big questions

2. show solution is possible- assumption is people get smarter by being challenged

Question 9

Challenger practices

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1. seed the opportunity- provide just enough info to provoke thinking and help people discover and see opportunity for themselves- show the need
2. lay down a challenge
3. generate belief

Question 10

Seeding opportunities

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1. show need
2. challenge assumptions
3. reframe problems- “most powerful work done is in response to an opportunity not a prob”
4. create a starting point

Question 11

asking hard questions

Answer 11

multipliers ask really hard questions; ask Qs that challenge to think and rethink; ask Qs that create a vaccuum- between what people know and what they need to know and what they can do and need to do

Question 12

becoming a challenger

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practice of intellectual curiosity- multipliers create genius in others b/c they are fundamentally curious and spark learning around them; the Q why is at the core of thinking- they ponder possibilties; want to learn from those around them; ask, “I wonder could we do the impossible?”

Question 13

Debate-maker

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frame the issues, spark debate, drive sound decisions

Question 14

Framing the issue

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research- secret to debate is prep b/f debate:

1. define the Q- look for Qs that challenge assumptions and old ways of thinking, surface fundamental tensions, force people to confront realtiy, ensure multiple perspectives
2. assemble data
3. frame decision

Question 15

Framing decision

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• the what
• the why- stakes involved
• the how- answering how long do we have to make the decision
• who will recommend
• who will decide

Question 16

2 keys for sparking debate

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1. create safety

2. demand rigor- ask for evidence, even evidence that may suggest an alternative point of view

Question 17

Creating safety in debate

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• ldr shares views last
• encourage others to take opposing stand
• encourage all points of view
• focus on facts
• depersonalize issues- keep it unemotional
• look beyond the org chart

Question 18

Demanding rigor

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ask hard Qs;
challenge underlying assumptions;
look for evidence in data;
attack issues, not people;
ask why repeatedly until root cause is unearthed
equally debate both sides of issue

Question 19

3 rules for shared inquiry

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1. discussion leader only asks Qs
2. students must supply evidence to support theory
3. everyone participates

Question 20

Holding people accountable

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1. give leadership back
2. respect natural consquences
3. make scoreboard visible- people hold themselves accountable

Question 21

Multiplier assumptions

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Talent Magnet- if I can find s/o’s genius, I can put it to work
Liberator- people’s best thinking must be given, not taken
Challenger- people get smarter by being challenged
Debate Maker- w/enuff minds, we can figure it out
Investor- people are smart and will figure things out

Question 22

Results of Multiplier assumptions (3)

Answer 22

if you hold these assumptions, you would trust your people, extend challenges, and allow space to fulfill responsibilities