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Innovative Leadership

Unleashing Employee-Owners’ Potential: The Multiplier Effect

Wednesday, April 8, 2026
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CDT
Location: Baird Ballroom B
CE: 1
CE Type: SHRM
Education Level: Intermediate
Join this dynamic and engaging working session that will help executives, managers, and emerging leaders spot behaviors that either ignite or unintentionally stifle the intelligence of their employee-owners. Through engaging discussions with those at your table and throughout the room, we’ll explore the concepts inspired by Liz Wiseman’s bestselling book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, the insights they offer, and the impact of their real-world application.

We will learn how to identify accidental diminishing behaviors, a simple yet powerful skill. We’ll then work together in small groups to apply the lessons of Multipliers to real-life work situations.
Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of the difference between diminishing and multiplying, along with practical, ready-to-use moves to boost engagement, spark innovation, and grow long-term company value—all while unleashing all employees' potential.

NCEO Publication: The ESOP Communications Sourcebook

Learning Objectives:

  1. Learn how to break the habit of accidental diminishing behaviors as leaders and create a multipliers effect from your senior leaders throughout your organization, unleashing all employee-owners’ potential.
  2. Reflect on common accidental diminishing behaviors and identify one or two that directly apply to you. Apply a habit-breaking canvas tool to your accidental diminishing behavior, creating a plan for multiplying behavior.
  3. Draw insights from executive leadership team, applying a multipliers mindset and actions in a world-class mature ESOP company, apply insights to personal next steps.