Emma Stone
Sales Manager
SmartSurvey
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Multiplier Discipline: They're a Talent Magnet (attracts and optimizes talent at its highest point of contribution)
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Emma’s Nominator said: “By the end of my first day, Emma had sussed out how I learn best and had adjusted her training methods to suit my needs. Emma inspires and empowers us to apply ourselves, ask for help, give help, dig deeper and grow both personally and professionally. She easily identified our individual and team strengths and weaknesses (as well as knowing and embracing her own) and welcomes, encourages, and asks for our input, especially in areas where our strengths compliment her weaknesses. She truly listens, and so her decisions are accepted and respected because we all know we have been heard. We understand that any decision she makes is for the good of the team and the company. She is constantly stretching us and innately knows just how far she can stretch us to keep us motivated and productive and still very much enjoying our job. Emma's modus operandi is a shining example of managing at its best!”

Greg Sears
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning
Forest Hills Schools
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Multiplier Discipline: They're a Liberator (creates a climate that both invites and demands people's best thinking)
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Greg’s Nominator said: “Greg has led the revitalization of professional development in our school district. He takes everyone’s views and builds on that. He built this type of culture by trusting his teachers, his building administration, and his leadership team.

“Greg has created an environment where we, collectively, are invested in the development of our map and taking the journey together, and we are more than happy to accept that at times roads will be bumpy and we may have to off-road, but as a team with diverse skills, we can continue moving forward. We knew Greg was our north star regardless, encouraging our risk-taking and ability to see and move forward, together. We made a shift from being congenial and cooperative and learned how to use our skills to leverage the work of us all, and we became a more solid, collaborative, interdependent team. People are willing to innovate and create new opportunities, all with students being at the center of our work, and for the first time, our district has a genuine district focus where all stakeholders know it, believe it, and are excited.”

Renee Williams
Deputy Director
Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information Technology, ODE
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Multiplier Discipline: They're a Liberator (creates a climate that both invites and demands people's best thinking)
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Renee’s Nominator said: “Renee has fostered a culture of excitement for the mission, improved employee experience, and enhanced employee engagement throughout the enterprise. She has facilitated employee engagement by supplementing and supporting strategic communications. She has planned and implemented Change Management Strategies that have resulted in leaders receiving training and support during the transformation. She has identified and promulgated best practices and increased employee engagement across the enterprise.

“Within the VA and OI&T, morale is low and data indicates there is an increasing issue with employee burnout and turnover. The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) results and the All Employee Survey (AES) results both revealed issues in burnout, turnover, and overall employee satisfaction.

“To combat the poor survey results and organizational turmoil, Renee sought and received the Chief Information Officer’s approval to create the Office of Organization Development & Engagement (OD&E). She leveraged the diversity of existing staff to assemble a highly motivated team. She then trained the team on the fundamentals of organization development, action planning, and employee engagement with great results.”

Ryan McGee
Director, Production Data & Analytics
Walt Disney Animation Studios
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Multiplier Discipline: They're a Liberator (creates a climate that both invites and demands people's best thinking)
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Ryan’s Nominator said: "“Ryan looks beyond defined team boundaries to fuse together unique and strong bonds of team members across multiple disciplines and teams. He not only sees people for their own strengths, but also how those strengths can be best paired with the complementary strengths of other people.

“Ryan is a visionary. He understands his world well and knows how it can be better. He can communicate his vision well and excite those to which he speaks about it. He is naturally honest, trustworthy, and values driven. Even traditional, exclusive upper management perks aren't his thing, and if he was ever given a dedicated parking spot, he would give it to the newest person on his team. This gesture is an example of his servant-natured leadership style. He consistently shows examples of empowering his team through idea ownership, stretching their skillset, and growing them beyond what they thought they were confident in.

“Ryan's integrity, kindness, sense of humor, strategic thinking, thought-provoking ideas, and natural human connector makes him a successful leader at our studio and sets a high bar for leadership in the community.”

Taryn Owen
President
PeopleReady
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Multiplier Discipline: They're a Liberator (creates a climate that both invites and demands people's best thinking)
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Taryn’s Nominator said: “Taryn creates a culture of collaboration and empowerment, demanding the best from those around her and inviting growth by establishing an environment that allows for experimentation and innovation.

“When you speak with Taryn’s leadership team, you hear things like, ‘We would rather walk through fire than let her down,’ ‘She’s the kind of leader who makes you want to deliver 125% every day,’ and ‘She is the heart of our business.’

“Taryn has high expectations, asking her team members to drive strategy – not just execution. She’s the first to say, ‘I’m not the smartest person in this room. That’s why I hired you – to help me see things I don’t.’ She doesn’t believe she has all of the answers.

“An environment where everyone can be their best selves is something that Taryn is passionate about; she believes it creates an accelerant for creative thinking. An environment that demands people’s best thinking opens up opportunities for those who are willing to work hard, embrace change and bring new ideas. At the same time, she creates a safe environment, so everyone feels comfortable sharing ideas, weighing in on the business as a whole and trying new things – even if they fail.”

Dr. Anne Marie De Barros Miller
Program Director
Boston Public Schools
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Multiplier Discipline: “The Talent Magnet” - Attracts and optimizes talent at its highest point of contribution.
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Dr. De Barros’s Nominator said: “Dr. De Barros is a leader who seeks to find new talent and offers opportunities to people who want to refine their skills.

During her first year at the school, Dr. De Barros spent time collecting and analyzing the operations. It became clear that the current student and staff schedules were not meeting the needs of individual students. Rather than mandating a schedule format, she enlisted the support of the staff “schedule expert” to recommend a schedule that better meets the needs of students.

Similarly, Dr. De Barros enlisted the support of other staff who had exhibited expertise in addressing the social-emotional needs of the students. The result was the creation of a point system that reinforces positive behavior and corrects negative ones.

Dr. De Barros's goal is to change the narrative of every single student attending her school because she believes they can all succeed. She has been able to change the academic and social-behavioral outcomes of the students at her school.”

Felipe Jose III Zamora
President & CEO
The Golden Legacy Financing Corporation
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Multiplier Discipline: “The Challenger” - Defines an opportunity that causes people to stretch.
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Felipe’s Nominator said: “Since receiving "Multipliers," Felipe has made a quantum shift in his leadership style. From being a bit autocratic and much too detail-focused, he has shifted to being more of an inclusive leader who welcomes ideas and challenges everyone.

Felipe now has a propensity to assign people projects outside of their job descriptions. An example of this was when he assigned a new project to a younger team member. Felipe saw that her skills and talent weren't being tapped and sought to change this by assigning her a difficult project. Felipe went out of his way to provide personalized mentoring and guidance. He challenged and helped her gain confidence to launch this new product two weeks ahead of schedule. This particular instance sent shockwaves in our organization.

He has become a true example of how being a Multiplier leader can massively impact an organization. By challenging us, we have grown beyond what we thought were the limits of what we could accomplish.”

Dan White
President of Strategic Workforce Solutions
AMN Healthcare
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Multiplier Discipline: “The Liberator” - Creates a climate of safety and ambition that both invites and demands people's best thinking.
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Dan’s Nominator said: “Dan is truly passionate about the personal and professional development of his team members. Dan will instinctively give recognition where it is due, agnostic of structure, department, or company.

To provide an example, a substantial client underwent contract re-negotiation, for which I anticipated to make a worthy presentation and business case about our partnership. As a leadership team, we decided that Dan should provide the intro. What I didn’t expect was that Dan took his time to acknowledge the team–he sang our praises and showcased our work in a way that I would never have been able to do myself.

Dan has demonstrated his support for the team time and time again. What’s more, he encourages his team to fail because, “In failure, we learn!” His encouragement for us to read “Multipliers” provides us coaching on abstaining from being Diminishers to our teams.

Dan is a Multiplier because he leads in a way that amplifies capability, innovation, and talent in the people around him.”

Shaun Harris
Director, National Business Care
AT&T
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Multiplier Discipline: “The Challenger” - Defines an opportunity that causes people to stretch.
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Shaun’s Nominator said: “Since becoming our director, Shaun has empowered our team to do extraordinary things. During his initial “meet and greet,” Shaun expressed that he wanted to make us the "flagship call center" by bringing opportunities, promotions, and pride back. We had heard this vision before from previous managers, but for the first time, Shaun made it happen.

With morale and discontentment at an all-time low and many obstacles that came his way, including a tornado that hit our city, the retirement of a director which added additional responsibilities, and a complete call system revamp, he stood firm in his vision. He made sure that everyone knew he believed in them and their “why.” Our center transformed from a “Service Center” into a “Service and Sales Center” and exceeded sales by an average of 120% within one year!

Shaun has been a real example of what a leader is. He wants the best for our team and desires to utilize all of our talent and capability.”

Patricia Boyle-McKenna
Interim Chief Information Officer
City of Boston
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Multiplier Discipline: “The Talent Magnet” - Attracts and optimizes talent at its highest point of contribution.
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Patricia’s Nominator said: “With over 10 years of service to the City of Boston, Patricia is truly the woman behind the curtain when it comes to innovative ideas, motivating staff, recruiting diverse and talented teams, and retaining talent. For anyone who her work reaches, it is clear that her passion, dedication to constituents, and support for employees are unrivaled.

As a lifelong resident of Boston and the mother of three young girls and a sister herself, Patricia values work-life balance and encourages those that work for her to do the same. She has advocated for better policies and practices for parental leave for the organization.

Aside from the fact that she's brilliant, Patricia is warm and approachable. Her personality makes her the best problem solver around. We’ve also seen her time and again organizing gifts, thank you notes, drives for daycare, lunches, etc. She understands that the little things that show how people are appreciated make all the difference."