That is the question for many. But the bigger question is the chicken-and-egg problem of leadership. Do you get followers because you are branded as a leader or do you become a leader because you have followers? While many do fall in the former category, the question then becomes are they really leaders or just figureheads managing people because they have to and because it is a coveted title and position? In How to lead When You are Not in Charge, Clay Scroggins evaluates this connection between authority and leadership and explains how leadership is not dependent on authority.
Clay Scroggins is the lead pastor of North Point Community Church, providing visionary and directional leadership for all of the local church staff and congregation. Clay holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech as well as a master’s degree and a doctorate with an emphasis in Online Church from Dallas Theological Seminary.
How to Lead When You are Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority
Author: Clay Scroggins
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Zondervan (August 22, 2017)
ISBN: 0310531578, 978-0310531579
How to Lead When You are Not in Charge Summary
The author begins with the problem with authority and the meaning of real leadership. Through various exmples and personal experiences, he shows how authority does not make you necessarily a leader and observes that anyone who needs to reiterate authority to get things done is definitely missed the leadership bus.
After establishing this difference the author points out what defines a real leader. He advises his readers about the behaviors and interactions that a secure leader must emulate. Detaching yourself from the emotion, believing in the direction you want to take, and eradicating negative sentiment go a long way when you have a team of people to lead.
With an easy prose and a bit of humor, the author points out how you can earn the authority without the title and become a leader that people like and respect.
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