Tapping the Genius inside our Schools
As I begin to study the Wiseman Groups new book The Mulitplier Effect, I am engaged is self reflection about the realities of really playing the role of the Mulitplier. On the surface, it seems so practical and doable.
THE MODEL
MULTIPLIERS: These leaders are genius makers and bring out the intelligence in others.They build collective, viral intelligence in organizations.
DIMINISHERS: These leaders are absorbed in their own intelligence, stifle others, and deplete the organization of crucial intelligence and capability.
Looking at both sides of the coin:
THE FIVE DISCIPLINES
| Diminishers | Diminishers act like this …. | Multipliers | Multipliers act like this …. | |
| The Gatekeeper | Hoards resources and underutilizes talent | The Talent Finder | Attracts talented people and uses them at their highest point of contribution | |
| TheTyrant | Creates a tense environment that suppresses people’s thinking and capability | The Liberator | Creates and intense environment that requires people’s best thinking and work | |
| The Know -It -All | Gives directives that show how much they know | The Challenger | Defines an opportunity that causes people to stretch | |
| TheDecision Maker | Makes centralized decisions that confuse the organization | The Community Builder | Drives solid decisions by constructing debate and decision making forums | |
| The Micro-Manager | Drives results though the personal involvement | TheInvestor | Gives other people ownership for results and invests in their success |
John Quincy Adams quote: “if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” sets the stage of how I want to be, but it is taking me time to reflect on how I act as leader. The words look easy and doable but to truly reflect the actions of the words is more difficult.
Watch this space for more discussion and interview on how this model might work in our schools.
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