The Multipliers Framework: Are You Growing Talent or Shrinking It?

Every conversation about talent growth eventually comes back to the same question: what is leadership actually doing to the people underneath it? In this episode, Liz Wiseman, CEO, The Wiseman Group and author of the New York Times bestseller "Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter," walks Nolan Hout, Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning, through the multiplier framework she built after 17 years as a vice president at Oracle. Liz explains why diminishing leaders, often well-intentioned, access less than half of their team's actual capability. She unpacks the three habits that quietly diminish talent: pacesetting, rapid responding, and rescuing. She shares the personal systems she built to catch herself, including her 24-hour rule and the day-old donut strategy. For any CHRO, CLO, or people leader focused on talent growth, this conversation reframes what leadership impact really looks like. Follow The Talent Equation on Spotify for weekly conversations on talent strategy, AI, and workforce performance.