Wiseman, Liz
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About Liz Wiseman
Liz Wiseman teaches leadership to executives and emerging leaders around the world. She is the president of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. Some of her recent clients include Apple, Disney, eBay/PayPal, Facebook, GAP, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Roche, Salesforce.com and Twitter. She has been listed on the biennial Thinkers50 ranking for 2013 and 2015, and named one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world.
Wiseman is the author of three best-selling books: Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work; Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter; and The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools. She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review and Fortune. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Inc. and TIME. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU, the Naval Postgraduate Academy and Stanford University.
A former executive at Oracle Corporation, Wiseman worked over the course of 17 years as the vice president of Oracle University and as the global leader for human resource development. During her tenure at Oracle, she led several major global initiatives and has worked and traveled in over 40 countries.
Wiseman holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s in organizational behavior from Brigham Young University. She lives in Menlo Park, California, with her husband and four children who share her overactive curiosity and sense of adventure.
Are You a Genius or a Genius Maker?
We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains intelligence, energy and capability from the people around them and always needs to be the smartest person in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, the diminishers of talent and commitment. On the other side of the spectrum are leaders who use their intelligence to amplify the smarts and capabilities of the people around them. When these leaders walk into a room, light bulbs go off over people’s heads, ideas flow and problems get solved. These are the leaders who inspire employees to stretch themselves and get more from other people. These are the Multipliers. And the world needs more of them, especially now when leaders are expected to do more with less.
In this highly engaging talk, Liz Wiseman will share the research behind Multipliers and illustrate the resoundingly positive and profitable effect these Multipliers have on organizations—how they get more done with fewer resources, develop and attract talent and cultivate new ideas and energy to drive organizational change and innovation. She’ll introduce the five disciplines that distinguish Multipliers from Diminishers and provide practice tips for leading like a Multiplier.
What could your organization accomplish with access to all the intelligence that sits inside it?
Rookie Smarts
In this highly engaging session, Liz Wiseman will share her research findings and offer a framework for how individuals and companies can think and act with Rookie Smarts—stepping out of their comfort zone and working at their best in the learning zone. She combines vivid illustrations, personal reflection and practical tools to help leaders keep themselves and their entire team fresh, relevant and performing at the top of their game.
“Having secured keynote speakers for close to 30 years, I have Liz Wiseman at the very top of the list. Her energy, knowledge and preparation are second to none. If you want ‘take home value’ for your teams, book Liz Wiseman… I have twice, and she is off the charts.”
– Gary Williams, VP, Franchise Relations, MRI Network.
“You have NO IDEA how great that talk was. I have never been in a Tech Talk here where there wasn’t a room full of open lap tops. Never. Twitter is a laptop-open culture and you managed to pull off what I thought was an impossible feat! I was impressed by the level of engagement and the number of questions at the end. You are certainly a powerhouse!”
– Janet Van Huysse, Vice President of Human Resources, Twitter, Inc.
“Liz Wiseman has a powerful message and research to back it up Three days later, I’m still processing the content and how it plays out in my company, my personal relationships and in my role as a sales leader.”
– Mike Weinberg, SVP, Gabriel Group & Fortune Growth Summit participant
“I’m a newly promoted Vice President and Multipliers has unlocked for me how I need to lead in my new role. It is the leadership approach that will take me through the next 10 years of my career.”
– Allison Mast, Vice President, GAP, Inc.