Exercise 1: The Force Multiplication Audit

The point of this exercise is to make visible the ways you already multiply others' capabilities — and to see where you could do more.

Identify three things you currently do that make others more effective. These could be:

• A framework or system you've built that others use
• Knowledge you've shared that changed how someone approaches their work
• Mentoring or teaching you do
• A way you think about problems that others have learned from
• Decisions or feedback you provide that consistently make work better
• Visibility or connection you create between people or ideas
• Trust you've built that makes others more confident in their own judgment

Write briefly about each one. What is it? Who benefits from it? Why is it effective?

Now consider each of these three: How could you do more of it with AI assistance? Where could you expand its reach? Could you systematize it? Could you document it so others could learn from it even when you're not directly involved?

Finally, reflect on this: What's the most valuable thing you could share with your team that you currently keep to yourself — either as knowledge, a framework, an approach, or a way of thinking? Why are you keeping it to yourself? What would happen if you shared it? What would be the cost? What would be the benefit?