The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools

I found the first multiplier book to be more practical and engaging than this one. Although there were numerous school-based examples, I generally found that the ones repeated from the first book (whether taken from school or industry) had more impact and were more on point. This could be due to the specific nature of my school (a free standing graduate institution as opposed to the interlocked elementary and secondary schools that were the main source of illustrations here). Finishing this book has prompted me to review the first one.

In education, we tend to look at a few people to make decisions for an entire school. Unfortunately, great ideas and perspectives are ignored unintentionally because of this structure. This book gives a fresh look into a distributed leadership approach. It is a paradigm shift from the "top-down" approach to a "bottom-up" approach. The multiplier effect paradigm allows informal leaders within an organization to contribute to critical decisions that impact an organization, and build organizational capacity by allow all members of the organization to have a voice. I do not want to hurt the integrity of this book by highlighting and describing the big ideas; just purchase this book if you want to build organizational capacity and a good climate for your team.

This is a Must Read for any school leader. It'll transform how you view your staff and allow you to better tap into their expertise and skills.

This book encapsulates all of the management principles I strive to have. Whether you are managing students or teachers or both, the guidelines in this book will help you to create a community of learners and contributors to solve problems and harness the power of a community of contributors!

Great for educators.

The Multiplier Effect is a must read for leaders throughout the educational system. Each chapter provides rich examples of the Multiplier mindset and practices. The practical experiments included in each chapter also provide concrete ways to begin to shift toward leading by growing the learning and tapping into the creativity of everyone within the school community.

Great read. You will be looking at your colleagues differently.

As a former Special Ed teacher, I was wowed by this book and the potential impact it can have on improving the quality of education in our country (or anywhere, for that matter). I worked in a school system where "doing more with less" was the mantra of the day -- but where no one much cared about the contributions we as teachers could make outside our classroom world. "The Multiplier Effect" shows us why we shouldn't expect the principal or college president to have all the answers,and provides ways to tap the intelligence of everyone in the school system, from teacher to class aide. Even though it's geared toward educators, I also found it highly applicable to the business world which I've now joined. It's an easy read with interesting stories and practical tools I know I can use.

As a long term middle manager I have seen many styles of management and their results. I liked everything about this book from its philosophical basis to its observed impact. If you are not concerned about your own ego and you are not worried about criticism from above or outside I'm sure this will work.

Awesome read for any budding leader

the concepts are somewhat irrelevant fo this country than the mentioned in the book