People often wonder if they are Accidental Diminishers. But, have you ever wondered if you might be an Accidental Multiplier—a leader who pushes out ownership and thinking to their team, because they can no longer do it all themselves. One such leader is Dave Havelek, VP of Investor Relations for Salesforce.com. Dave is smart and [...]
It was almost a year ago that I finished writing the acknowledgements for Multipliers, sent it off to Harper Business and checked it off my list of things to do. Those acknowledgements reflect our deep gratitude for the myriads of people who contributed time and talent to produce Multipliers. But, our work to get the [...]
“Can a Diminisher really become a Multiplier?” This is, perhaps, the most common question we hear – in workshops, at speeches, and even on mysterious inquiries on our website. Accidental Diminisher Seeking Reform. Several weeks ago we got a short, mysterious inquiry regarding executive coaching on the Wiseman Group website. It simply said, “Accidental Diminisher [...]
Can poor farmers in China make better decisions about how to spend the government budget than the experts and elected officials? Can collective intelligence actually outperform the individual intelligence of an elite group of experts? Setting Policy from the Bottom. In the September 13, 2010 edition of Time Magazine [http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2015481,00.html], Joe Klein writes a brilliant [...]
It is fascinating when two people have a shared experience that they remember so differently. Thus was the dinner conversation with my old Oracle colleague Chris Pirie who is now a General Manager at Microsoft. Although the org chart at the time showed him working for me, I always felt lucky to work with Chris. [...]
I know of a Stanford professor who is a brilliant thinker and renowned researcher. The unintended consequence is that he is so busy publishing papers, books and blogs that he has a tendency to overlook the brilliance in his students. Specifically, his PhD candidates confess to having no face time with their highly regarded academic [...]
Multiplier Fest or Feast? Last week, when the Wiseman Group held our Multipliers Executive Briefing, it was a real “Multiplier Fest.” We had 4 of the Multipliers from the book on an executive panel, and, we have 2 additional Multipliers join us in the audience. The insights flowing from the panel were non-stop. As one [...]
The Accidental Diminisher. When we put together our “Are you an Accidental Diminisher?” quiz, I had no idea I’d hear so many personal confessions. A few nights ago at a community fundraiser, I got stopped by at least five people telling me how they scored on the quiz. Some shared enthusiastically that they were in [...]
Today Gordon Brown offered his resignation. It provides an opportunity to reflect on his tenure as Prime Minister which, to my reading of history, is that of a tragic leadership figure—someone whose own intelligence seemed to get in the way of his ability to access other people’s. Even Brown’s toughest critics would accept that he [...]
CK Prahalad
Management Guru and Multiplier
On April 16, CK Prahalad, professor and renowned management guru, died after a sudden illness. The world lost one of its great thinkers and teachers, and an extraordinary Multiplier. For me, I’ve lost an important mentor – one who not only shaped me professionally, but who played a vital role in the creation of the book Multipliers. As I reflect on this loss, I’m reminded of what I gained.
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