Liz Wiseman Quotes

#1. Laying down a challenge means more than directing people to do it. It includes asking the hard questions that no one yet has the answers to and then backing off so that the people within the organization have the space to think through the questions, take ownership, and find the answers.

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#2. As a manager you know when someone is below his or her usual performance. What is harder to know is whether people are giving everything they have to give. Asking whether people are giving their best gives them the opportunity to push themselves beyond their previous limits.

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#3. amazing things can happen when we admit that we don't know.

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#4. Experience is not the enemy: It is the hubris that is often a by-product of experience that is our greatest enemy.

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#5. What we know might actually mask what we don't know and impede our ability to learn and perform. All

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#6. As Epictetus said centuries ago, "It is impossible to begin to learn what one thinks one already knows." This

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#7. As we become accustomed to the trappings of success, we begin to defend our position and protect our stance. Resource

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#8. In times of tumult and transition the best leaders know when it is time to stop, unlearn, and relearn.

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#9. Perhaps these leaders understood that the person sitting at the apex of the intelligence hierarchy is the genius maker, not the genius.

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#10. Most people in organizations are underutilized. 2. All capability can be leveraged with the right kind of leadership. 3. Therefore, intelligence and capability can be multiplied without requiring a bigger investment.

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#11. It is while striving that we feel joyful and most alive. Stanley

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#12. Rookie smarts isn't an age or an experience level; it is state of mind - one that is available to those willing to unlearn and relearn. It is also a choice. As

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#13. Certainty is one of the weakest positions in life. Curiosity is one of the most powerful. Certainty prohibits learning, curiosity fuels change.

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#14. They started developing leaders who could multiply the intelligence and capability of the people around them and increase the brainpower of the organization to meet their growth demands.

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#15. New discoveries are not made by staying at home. New territories are not found by taking the freeway. To make new discoveries, we have to leave the well-worn paths. We

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#16. In the most trying times, you would trust your people; you would extend hard challenges to them and allow them space to fulfill their responsibilities. You would access their intelligence in a way that would actually make them smarter.

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#17. Most people never ask. And that's what separates sometimes the people that do things from the people that just dream about them.

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#18. Those willing to leave the comfort zone of their expertise have the opportunity to climb a learning curve, forge new ground, and reap the promise of growth. As

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