How To Be A Force Multiplier

7 Strategies For Scaling Your Impact Through Others

What does it actually mean to be a "force multiplier" or to "scale through others"?

These phrases get tossed around in promotion packets, leadership books, and career advice columns, but rarely does anyone break down the actual mechanics. Some dismiss it as just another way to say "delegation" but it's so much more than offloading your tasks.

Being a team multiplier means strategically investing in others in ways that create exponential returns, for them, for you, and for the organization. It's understanding that the workplace isn't a zero-sum game.

You can grow the pie and get credit for being the one who made it bigger.

This is the triple win that most people miss:

1. Your teammates accelerate their growth and capabilities

2. You gain recognition as someone who builds others up

3. The organization benefits from increased collective output

In my years at Amazon, I discovered that my own growth in my career accelerated the fastest when I was uplifting others. This continues today with this newslette…