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Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
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Gabe Wicks
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Clay Scroggins
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Are you hungry to help others through leadership but don't feel like you have the authority?
"If you're ready to lead right where you are, this book can show you how to start." - Dave Ramsey, #1 National bestselling author and host of The Ramsey Show.
One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead. Great leaders don't buy it. Great leaders--whether they have the official authority or not--learn how to be an influential presence wherever they are.
In How to Lead When You're Not in Charge, author and pastor Clay Scroggins explains the nature of leadership and what's needed to be a great leader--even when you answer to someone else.
Drawing from biblical principles and his experience as the lead pastor of Buckhead Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Clay will help you nurture your vision and cultivate influence with integrity and confidence, even when you lack authority in your organization or ministry.
In this book, Clay will walk you through the challenge of leadership and the four basic behaviors all great leaders have and how to cultivate them:
- Leading yourself
- Choosing positivity
- Thinking critically
- Rejecting passivity
With practical wisdom and humor, Clay Scroggins will help you free yourself to become the great leader you want to be so you can make a difference. Even when you're not in charge.
©2017 Clay Scroggins (P)2017 ZondervanListeners also enjoyed...
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Leading from the Middle delivers an insightful and practical guide for the backbone of an organization: those who have a boss and are a boss and must lead from the messy middle. Accomplished author and former P&G executive Scott Mautz walks listeners through the unique challenges facing these managers, and the mindset and skill set necessary for managing up and down and influencing what happens across the organization.
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We all know that IQ, education, knowledge, and technical skills are essential for professionals, but they alone are insufficient for effective leadership. Who you are as a person - your personality and character - drives leadership performance and determines who thrives and who fails. In Personality at Work, psychologist Ron Warren lays out the key personality traits that drive high performance - and the common traits that derail it.
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The perfect practical pick-me-up for life's tough days, this book is the perfect guide to help you feel happier, healthier and calmer. We all have days where we feel like the world is getting us down. But here's the thing - you're not alone. From helping us see what strong really looks like, to what to do when you have no energy for self-care; Jayne Hardy shows us that even on our most difficult days, a little kindness can go a very long way.
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- lisa
- 09-12-17
Great book
Not your typical leadership book and that's what I loved about it. Clay gives us examples of how to lead everyday regardless of title.
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- Maria Silva
- 08-21-18
Just what I needed to hear
It describes perfectly what I'm currently living at work so I was instantly attracted to this title.
Clay has a funny, positive, and natural way to express the ideas he proposes. I would definitely see to buy the book, but the audible edition is just amazing. It's easy to notice that he poured his heart out for everyone willing to listen. Thanks!
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- Maïkel Vandorpe
- 09-28-17
Too religious for my liking
In should have known it is a religious book but overlooked it somehow. If I look through the religious stuff, there is still plenty of good advise in this book.
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- Teresa
- 02-07-19
No more excuses...
Wow!!! We will not make excuses again, nor will we want to after reading this book!! We can lead with a grateful attitude, even if those who are in authority never change, we can change those things for the better right where are!!! This is a MUST for every person no matter if in the marketplace, the church, family, marriage - relationships in general!!! This kind of living points others back to the Father GOD!
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- Eric
- 03-28-18
Great leadership guidance
I liked that the author read the book. It added to the experience. Any person, especially any young person, who think they might like to be in leadership someday should read this.
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- Wendy Seban
- 12-29-17
Solid Advice, with Fresh Sound
The author is creative and shared practical insights into leadership. I was wary of his voice at the start, then it came alive as the author himself expressed his thoughts as only the author could!
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- Derek Swanson
- 11-14-17
Must read for 30 year old’s
Found this so helpful as someone in my mid-30’s. It gives solid context along with very tangible action steps for anyone wanting to develop whether you are in the church or corporate world. It makes me feel more confident that I can be incredibly effective in my current corporate role. Thanks for writing it Clay!
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- Robert Blackorbay
- 12-27-18
amazing way to instruct in the subject
it was simplfied down to my level as a worker that once was a leader, it was surereal the points that was made and I got a chuckle out of the side humor and quotes from celebrities in other types of media
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- M. Rutherford
- 10-18-17
A must read for everyone
This should be required reading for everyone. It is not only challenging but freeing as well. It provides good encouragement and a solid action plan to move through each idea set forth. I enjoyed this book from cover to cover and, quite honestly, it couldn’t have been more timely.
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- HURON L.
- 11-16-17
My favorite leadership book by far
I run my own company and serve as a singer in church, which places me in a unique position where I’m both a leader as well a follower - both in an outside ministry.
This book has resonated with me in a way that no leadership book has before. Most leadership books give me the vibe that the author has his/her life completely together, and I’ve always desired to hear from someone who readily admits how human he is and how emotionally challenging leadership can be. I’ve frequently experienced the same issues and asked the same questions brought up in this book... andI really appreciate how straightforward the author is in admitting his shortcomings, potentially controversial thoughts, and how he’s learnt to overcome them when working with other people. And despite him being a pastor, he often quotes secular books which gives his thoughts a very nice balance.
“How to lead when you’re not in charge” is simple yet profound. The people who call it basic might not realize how nuanced the situations presented here are. This book shares the timeless foundations of leadership in the freshest and most easy to grasp of ways. The presenter is also extremely relatable and entertaining as well!
I’ve been recommending this book and sending it to friends, and they’ve been enjoying it thoroughly! It’s already helping us in our lives... I’m looking forward to many more listens. Thank you Clay!
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