This is a repost of my blog entry from July 2010, on an internal blog at work. Thought of posting this here, since I believe the story of Multipliers is worth sharing.....
I listened to a NPR story on the book "Multipliers". You can listen/read it at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128401148 . Can very well relate to this and is eagerly looking forward to reading this book.
Often you come across diminishers at work place. A common mistake that these managers/leaders often make is to create "hero's out of firefighters and ignore the ones who consistently perform. This is often discouraging to the many within the teams. It is absolutely necessary to identify, encourage and grow the many than just a few. The HBR article by the authors is available at http://hbr.org/2010/05/managing-yourself-bringing-out-the-best-in-your-people/ar/1
You may think that you are a multiplier. But chances are you are a diminisher, an accidental one, at times. Take this quiz to find out if you are an accidental diminisher. http://multipliersbook.com/accidental-diminisher/
The website for the book is at http://multipliersbook.com/ If anyone has read this book already, would love to hear your thoughts.
-Hema
(Originally published on July 25, 2010)
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