THE MULTIPLIER MINDSET
I am Jean-Maurice Henkel, a questioner by nature. I explore how leaders make everyone around them smarter.
The best leaders do not need to be the smartest person in the room — they use their intelligence to amplify the intelligence of others. Guided by Liz Wiseman's research on Multipliers, I write, speak and experiment on questions, mindset and the quiet disciplines that let the people around us grow.
WHY NOW
We live inside more change than any generation before us. The energy to switch is built by leaders — not demanded by them.
W. 01
Direct the rider.
Clarity dissolves resistance. What looks like laziness is often exhaustion — so point to the destination, not the flaws.
W. 02
Motivate the elephant.
Knowing is not enough — people change when they feel something. Shrink the change until the first step feels easy.
Ideas and disciplines for people who multiply.
Fewer answers. Better questions.
The Multiplier.
01
✓Attract talent and use it at its fullest
✓Liberate thinking — demand people's best work
✓Challenge beyond what people already know
✓Invest ownership, hold people accountable
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Questions.
02
✓Extreme questions over ready answers
✓Challenge assumptions and reframe problems
✓Debate well before deciding
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The Shape.
03
✓AI vision and its place in society
✓Cultural aspects across borders
✓Maastricht speech and screen-time
2×
THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT
Multipliers get twice as much from their people.
Not by adding more resources — by extracting the intelligence already in the room. The logic of addition asks for more; the logic of multiplication asks better questions of what is there.
The bookshelf that shaped the thinking.
Read slowly. Applied daily.
BK. 01
Multipliers
Liz Wiseman
How the best leaders make everyone around them smarter.
BK. 02
Switch
Chip & Dan Heath
How to change things when change is hard.
BK. 03
Dragon Tactics
Spaanjaars & Zerbib
What Chinese entrepreneurs can teach us about resilience.
BK. 04
The Wealth Ladder
Nick Maggiulli
Proven strategies for every step of your financial life.
Curious what a multiplier could unlock around you?
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