FranklinCovey Blogs
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Any advice if I report to a diminisher?
Don’t try to dismiss a Diminisher. Our natural response is to push them away, which can exacerbate the diminishing behavior.…
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Define Outcomes Before You Act
All things are created twice. There’s a mental, or first, creation and a physical, or second, creation. By defining outcomes…
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Offer Bigger Challenges
Leaders who are Multipliers believe that people get smarter and stronger when they’re challenged. Instead of giving people more work,…
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Create Space for Others
Multiplier leaders know how to moderate their contribution. They know how to play big, but they also know how to…
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Look for Genius
Everyone has a natural genius—something they do exceptionally well and naturally—whether they have identified and applied it or not. In…
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Make It Safe to Tell the Truth
Are your people as forthcoming with bad news and negative feedback as they are with good news and positive feedback?…
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Can Everyone be Classified as a Diminisher or a Multiplier?
Diminishers and Multipliers are not always so easily identified. For example, a manager with positive intentions could actually have a…
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Ask Better Questions
Asking effective questions is a foundational Multiplier skill and requires choosing questions that focus others’ intelligence and genius on the…
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What do Multipliers tend to do?
A Multiplier leader is someone who brings out the best work in others. According to research, these leaders have specific…
