Becoming an Impact Player
How do some people create outsized impact inside large organizations—shaping not just their teams, but entire business units, ecosystems, and even industries?
When complexity rises and resources tighten, certain individuals consistently step up, see opportunities and priorities clearly, and move the organization forward. Others struggle to gain traction. What sets the first group from the second? (and no, it's rarely about talent alone)
Join Liz Wiseman, Thinkers50-ranked thought leader and one of the world’s most influential researchers on leadership and contribution, for an exclusive roundtable discussion with members of the Outthinker Accelerators Network.
For more than two decades, Liz has studied what separates ordinary contributors from extraordinary ones, and what distinguishes leaders who amplify capability from those who unintentionally diminish it. She is the author of the bestselling books Multipliers and Impact Players, which have reshaped how organizations think about leadership, talent, and influence inside complex enterprises.
In this interactive conversation, Liz will connect insights from her research to the real challenges facing internal innovators and emerging strategists today. She will help you find ways to lead, even without formal authority, create leverage, and become indispensable in the moments that matter most.
This will be a dialogue, not a presentation, designed for participants who are actively trying to drive change from within.
Topics we'll explore:
Becoming an Impact Player: What the most effective internal change agents do differently, and how they consistently deliver value beyond their role.
Leading Without Authority: How to influence decisions, mobilize others, and move work forward inside large, matrixed organizations.
Multiplying Intelligence, Not Effort: How to avoid becoming a bottleneck and instead unlock capability across teams and partners.
Creating Leverage at Scale: How individuals can shape outcomes across ecosystems, not just within their immediate span of control.
The Future of Internal Strategy Talent: What organizations increasingly rely on from emerging strategists—and how to position yourself for that role.
As always, this session is designed to be candid, practical, and highly participatory, giving members the opportunity to engage directly with Liz’s ideas and apply them to the realities they face inside their organizations.