2025 Reading List
My friend Christine has a really comprehensive reading list: she reads a lot. I wanted to copy her, so I'm enumerating the books I'm...
Lois Chan-Pedley 陳尚文
64 postsGreen School Board Trustee for District 39 - Vancouver. Student of nonviolent communication, martial arts, social justice, and parenthood. Superstar problem-solver, web developer, wundermother.
Let's Read: Multipliers, ch. 9, becoming a multiplier, and all the appendices
The final chapter of the book is review of previous chapters, and also offers several examples of reformed diminishers. Wiseman also outlines a number of concrete steps, or...
Let's Read: Multipliers, ch. 7, the accidental diminisher, and ch. 8, how to deal with them
Big whoops: are you a well-meaning but diminishing SOB? Wiseman lists a few archetypal diminishers: Idea Fountain, Always On, Rescuer, Pace-setter, Rapid Responder, Optimist, Protector, Strategist, Perfectionist. Her...
Let's Read: Multipliers, ch. 6, the investor
(We're back, baby! I ran out of time with the book so I had to wait in the queue and re-borrow it from the library.) Gist:...
Let's Read: Multipliers, ch. 5, the debate-maker
A Multiplier creates debate – facilitated, rigorous and purposeful debate takes place before decisions are made. The author recounts a situation where a team is encouraged(/directed) to switch...
Let's Read: Multipliers, ch. 3-4, the liberator and the challenger
(I was washing dishes listening to ch 3, so my notes are kinda crummy) Hierarchical structures make diminishing a "natural" choice in many orgs. "The...
Let's Read: Multipliers, Ch. 2, the talent magnet
Wiseman shares a few stories about people who work for Diminishers and Multipliers. Those on a Diminisher's team is likely to feel unmotivated about their work...
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