Episode 202:
Our Guest
Liz is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She is a researcher and executive advisor, who teaches leadership to executives around the world, and the CEO of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.
Liz is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the Global Leader for Human Resource Development. She is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has consistently been named one of the world’s top 50 management thinkers.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- The difference between Multipliers and Diminishers and how both show up in everyday leadership
- Why accidental diminishing is more common (and dangerous) than you think
- Why sharing your own diminishing tendencies with your team builds trust
- The five disciplines of Multipliers and how to practice each one with intention
- The link between psychological safety and high expectations (safety + stretch)
- How to create debate-driven decision-making that builds buy-in and clarity
- What leaders get wrong about “helping” and how to avoid over-functioning
- How Liz sees empathy, evidence, and honesty as vital to coaching and culture
- The surprising lesson Liz learned leading a third-grade book discussion
- How Liz’s early career at Oracle shaped her view on vulnerability, rookie smarts, and reaching out
Resources & Links
Liz Wiseman
- Website: https://thewisemangroup.com/who-we-are/our-team/liz-wiseman/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizwiseman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bylizwiseman/?hl=en
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LizWiseman
- Amazon (Books): https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00369WNUW
Ed Molitor
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themolitorgroup/
- Website: https://www.themolitorgroup.com/