My 2 top stories from Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
First story ??
??All people have their native geniuses, by defining them and pointing to them we may get more intelligence from these people ??
"Players for Larry Gelwix, head coach of the almost unbeatable Highland High School rugby team, often report that he got more out of them than other coaches. Consider one specific player, John. Before working with Larry, John saw himself as a good athlete but not a great one. But Larry pointed out something that changed his view of himself.
John recalled, “Larry commented publicly about my speed.” John was surprised when the coach started talking in front of the other guys about how fast he was. He continued, “I thought I had good speed, but not great speed. But because Larry singled it out, it inspired me to develop a distinct self-concept:
I was fast.
And every time I found myself in a situation where speed was required, I remembered this, and I pushed myself beyond my limits.” John not only became fast, he became really fast.
By labeling his genius for him, Larry unlocked this ability for John. Like John, people’s first reaction to hearing someone describe a genius of theirs can often be bemusement. You know you’ve hit a genius nerve when they say, “Really? Can’t everyone do this?” or “But this is no big deal!” Finding people’s native genius and then labeling it is a direct approach to drawing more intelligence from them."
Story 2 ??
??Challenging people and asking them right questions can change their life. ??
"Early on with Taji, Sean looked her in the eye and asked, “If you could get out of this environment, what would you do?” There was a long silence. Finally Taji said, “I’d go to college.” Sean responded, “What would it take for you to do that?” After several moments of reflection, her eyes lit up, “I’d need to get into the right high school!” They set a goal for Taji to earn a scholarship to one of the top-tier prep schools in the surrounding area. Sean asked, “Where should we start?”
Taji led the process, but together they figured out which schools would be the best fit. They completed applications and prepared for her high school interviews. Then, the night before one of the biggest interviews, Taji’s family left her at home to do her homework while they went out for a drive. As the family pulled up to a stop sign, a gunman approached the car, firing multiple bullets into the vehicle that was transporting three small children. Taji’s older cousin was shot in the back, and her six-year-old sister was shot in the leg. Nobody died, but it was traumatic in every conceivable way.
The next morning Sean suggested Taji might want to reschedule the high school interview they had planned. But through her emotions she yelled, “This is how I am going to get out of here! This is what I need to do to have the kind of life I want. And this is how I can help my family and make sure it doesn’t happen again!” She wiped her tears, went to the interview, and blew away everyone she met. Tajianna was accepted to four competitive preparatory schools, earning full scholarships to each. She now attends Sacred Heart, a private school in Atherton, California, and has flourished into a resilient, motivated, and strikingly bright fourteen-year-old girl."