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

Still reading this book, so far so good

I have gifted it to my friend, they are happy reading this one !

Time and time again I see ppl with great potential (inconsistent performer) getting stuck because they don't think of the big picture or what is really important for the company... And it's so frustrating that they don't get it or refuse to listen, really listen, particularly when their identity is wrapped up so tightly with things that don't matter.

Sadly the repetition detracts from the 5 or six good and worthwhile points made here.Lots of the ideas have been explored in other better business and sports leadership booksIt could have been a very short readSorry Liz.

Eye opening, easy to read, super valuable information.If you are an employee that thrives more, read this. You might be an impact player and you might even be on the wrong team.If you are a manager, you want to read this.If you are a business owner (or an aspiring one) and you have time for only one book this week (or month), pick this one. So much information, you won't regret it.

Incredible book with realistic and direct strategies for anyone at any stage in career to improve their impact. Great insight into what is irritating your boss that you may not realize you are doing.

Liz Wiseman’s latest book intelligently addresses an issue I have had with the management literature for a number of years.In our increasingly complex work environments, organizational excellence doesn’t only come from formal leaders. Everyone in the organization has an impact, for better or worse. We have plenty of management books on leadership behaviors for those in charge. This book focuses on how everyone else impacts the organization, defining the key attributes of individuals who have an outsized positive impact, regardless of their position.As Wiseman describes in her book, the types of challenges increasingly faced in modern organizations are messy problems, with unclear roles, unclear obstacles, moving targets, and unrelenting demands. Mere contributors see these as a distraction from their job, a reason to look for leadership, an added hassle, a detour from their strengths, and a reason to ask for help. Impact players see these as a chance to be useful, an opportunity to provide leadership, a chance to do it better, a reason to build new capabilities, and a need to work together.Impact players don’t just do their job—they do the job that’s needed. They don’t just wait for direction—they step up, then step back. They don’t just escalate issues—they overcome obstacles and finish stronger. They don’t just stick to what they know best—they ask and adjust. And they don’t add to the burden by mindlessly asking for help—they work to make work light for others.The great thing about Wiseman’s research findings is that anyone can have a positive impact—in fact, it’s not even that hard. It’s mainly a matter of being a good team player.Most people in organizations are not in leadership roles, and almost no leader has had a leadership title from the beginning of their career. True leadership is a set of behaviors that can be practiced from any perch. Those who exemplify the behaviors in this book likely will become formal leaders, but they already are leaders, even if they don’t have a title.