From the course: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (Blinkist Summary)
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Empower your team
From the course: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (Blinkist Summary)
Empower your team
- [Narrator] Blink number six. Diminishers micromanage people while the investor empowers them with ownership and resources. It's quite common to see the coach of a sports team yelling frantically from the sidelines. But what you never see is the coach actually taking the ball to demonstrate what they mean. Many managers and coaches are diminishers because of how they micromanage their teams to the point the become wholly dependent on leadership. This is what happened on Marcus Dolan's High School Rugby team. Dolan was so controlling over every action his team made, that when it came to compete on the field the players were unable to think without him and lost every game. The better method is to be an investor by follow these three key practices. First, clearly define the ownership-stake your team members have. Make sure everyone on your team knows exactly they're in charge of and responsible for. By giving workers a…
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Diminishers and multipliers2m 19s
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Bring teams together and maximize talent2m 52s
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Create an inspiring workplace2m 36s
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Push the team to be a challenger1m 57s
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Open and inclusive decision-making2m 27s
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Empower your team2m 28s
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Avoid being an accidental diminisher1m 53s
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Defend against the diminisher boss2m 17s
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Transform into a multiplier2m 40s
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