From the course: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (Blinkist Summary)

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Bring teams together and maximize talent

Bring teams together and maximize talent

From the course: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (Blinkist Summary)

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Bring teams together and maximize talent

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- [Narrator] Blink number two. Talent magnets excel at bringing teams together and maximizing their talents. In the early 20th century, British explorer Ernest Shackleton was preparing to launch a groundbreaking yet deadly journey to Antarctica. He needed a skilled crew. Surprisingly, Shackleton didn't pull any punches in his recruitment ad. It was honest and stated that danger and death were highly likely. Even so, the ad attracted hundreds of applicants. Shackleton had all the options he needed to put together a talented team, which in turn helped ensure that every man came back alive. Shackleton is a great example of a specific kind of multiplier: the talent magnet. This is someone who has the ability to bring together an outstanding team thanks to these four key practices. The first is to look everywhere for talent, regardless of traditional boundaries or hierarchies. If someone is skilled, they are valuable. Second…

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