Impact Players, Liz Wiseman
Impact Players, Liz Wiseman
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Impact Players
How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact

Author: Liz Wiseman

Narrator: Liz Wiseman

Unabridged: 10 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/19/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Why do some people break through and make an impact while others get stuck going through the motions?In every organization there are Impact Players—those indispensable colleagues who can be counted on in critical situations and who consistently receive high-profile assignments and new opportunities. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team. While their impact is obvious, it’s not always clear what actually makes these professionals different from their peers.In Impact Players, New York Times bestselling author and researcher Liz Wiseman reveals the secrets of these stellar professionals who play the game at a higher level. Drawing on insights from leaders at top companies, Wiseman explains what the most influential players are doing differently, how small and seemingly insignificant differences in how we think and act can make an enormous impact, and why—with a little coaching—this mindset is available to everyone who wants to contribute at their highest level.  Based on a study of 170 top contributors, Wiseman identifies the mindsets that prevent otherwise smart, capable people from contributing to their full potential and the five practices that differentiate Impact Players:While others do their job, Impact Players figure out the real job to be done. While others wait for direction, Impact Players step up and lead.While others escalate problems, Impact Players move things across the finish line.While others attempt to minimize change, Impact Players are learning and adapting to change. While others add to the load, the Impact Players make heavy demands feel lighter.Wiseman makes clear that these practices—and the right mindset—can help any employee contribute at their fullest and shows leaders how they can raise the level of play for everyone on the team. Impact Players is your playbook for the new workplace.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Liz Wiseman

Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world.  She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers:  How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect:  Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts:  Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work.  She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.  Some of her recent clients include:  Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter.  Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world.   She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals.  A former executive at Oracle Corporation, she worked over the course of 17 years as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and Stanford University.  Liz holds a Bachelors degree in Business Management and a Masters of Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alice on March 10, 2022

I cannot finish the book. Only a quarter of it and I am already done. It doesn’t fit into today’s work scenario nobody would have so much time to step up and take up so much work and then take no credit and step down. Impractical in my opinion.......more

Goodreads review by Madalyn Freeman on March 12, 2022

This is definitely written from a senior level perspective- for those who are trying to “impress” their managers. Nothing super riveting in this audiobook if you have a strong emotional intelligence and work for a company that coaches their employees. Overall, the content was good and an easy listen......more

Goodreads review by Cara on June 23, 2022

I just finished reading this book, and can't tell you how many times I've mentioned it in conversations. From the author of Maximizers, this book turns the focus on how can we, as employees, become the type of worker who impacts our workplaces in a transformational way. Filled with practical example......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on December 11, 2021

Great set of practices and mindsets for being a superstar Liz Wiseman’s new book is a great resource for those seeking to be an awesome team player, or for the leader who wants to cultivate superstar work. In particular, I enjoyed the contrast frames of ‘contributors’ vs ‘high impact players’. If you......more

Goodreads review by Jake on July 02, 2021

Loved some of the anecdotes in the latest from Liz Wiseman. Excited to apply some of her ideas when I start my first job this august!......more