Multipliers. How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter

Bestselling author and New York Times researcher Liz Wiseman reveals the secrets of top professionals, explains who “key players” are, why some employees become them and others don’t, and what you need to do to become indispensable.

The book is based on interviews with 170 company leaders, including Adobe, Google, LinkedIn, NASA, Salesforce, SAP, Splunk, Stanford Health, and Target.

Every company has “valued employees”—those irreplaceable colleagues you can rely on in critical situations and entrust with important responsibilities. Leaders know these people, understand their value, and want more of them in the team. But it’s not always clear what actually distinguishes these professionals from their coworkers.

Here are a few examples from the book that clearly show the differences between ordinary employees and valued ones:

While others just do their job, “valued employees” figure out what work needs to be done.

While others wait for instructions, “valued employees” step forward and lead.

While others try to minimize changes, “valued employees” learn and adapt to changes.