Liz Wiseman – CEO, The Wiseman Group

This week on the Everybody Leads podcast, Tim Lupinacci welcomes Liz Wiseman, CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm in California. Liz is a researcher and an executive advisor who teaches leadership to global organizations, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Tesla. She is also a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of various books, including “Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter” and “Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact.” Liz previously served as a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and the global leader for Human Resource Development.Liz discusses her leadership journey, traits and mindset of an impactful leader, and how to become more of an impact player. She also shares insights from her books, highlighting embracing uncertainty, having an opportunity lens, being proactive and adaptive, and doing work that creates value. Liz emphasizes how leaders' acts of mercy and coaching can create powerful teaching moments and influence others. Topics Discussed Include: Liz’s Leadership Journey and Lessons from Her Early Career ExperiencesHow Observing Leaders Inspired Her Research and Her Book “Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact”Traits of an Impactful Leader How to Become an Impact Player and Multiply Your InfluenceBalancing the Creation of an Environment of Safety and Stretch as a LeaderHow Liz’s Faith and Family Keep Her CenteredAdvice to Young Leaders Without a Formal TitlePeople Who Have Influenced and Impacted LizAdditional Resources: Charity: This episode is in support of Liz Wiseman’s designated charity, Ravenswood Classroom Partners (RCP). We have made a donation to RCP as a thank you to Liz for joining Everybody Leads. To learn more about RCP, please visit https://www.ravenswoodclassroompartners.org/donate.html.List of Liz Wiseman’s Works:Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact https://thewisemangroup.com/books/impact-players/Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Workhttps://thewisemangroup.com/books/rookie-smarts/ Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter https://thewisemangroup.com/books/multipliers/The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools https://thewisemangroup.com/books/the-multiplier-effect/Contact Liz Wiseman:Website: https://thewisemangroup.com/who-we-are/our-team/liz-wiseman/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizwiseman/The Wiseman Group: Website: https://thewisemangroup.com/ Thank you for listening, and please join us again to hear from more exceptional leaders.Click for more: https://everybodyleads.orghttps://www.bakerdonelson.comProducer: Jason PlankIntern: Claudia Bonney Amamoo