How to Lead without a Title

Philosophies aside, you can lead and achieve success without a title.  

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Listening

Sad but still true, 2 ears show the value in Listening: Opportunities and Ideas, Shared Experiences, Radical Suggestions, to appreciate the scope and expected outcomes from a blog post to events.   

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Understanding

Reviewing options against risk and responsibility, outcomes & ability with roles and goals to execute, addressable challenges and obstacles, communications to be clear, concise and confident.

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Contributing

Exceed your own expectations and demand the best, brightest and bold ways to deliver.  Rush to congratulate, Slow to be critical, Using experiences to push boundaries & new ideas for change.

Recommended Reads:

#1 The Leader Who Had no Title - Robin Sharma

This is one of my personal favs; work to finish every job, task and activity exceptionally well with humility and grace no matter the glory or story; Having grown up in a smaller community and worked many jobs (some more embarrassing than others to share) I firmly believe my focus, accountability and responsibility underpinned my drive to deliver results, that continues in my work with Executives and International Businesses today.

#2 Second Acts - Stephen M Pollan, Mark Levine

This book demonstrates that you can plan and guide your career through changes and obstacles with planning, consideration and following your passions with some level of calculation. Navigating career changes, creating your own opportunities and capturing your moment is achievable with some planning and goal setting.

#3 Goodnight Moon - Margaret Wise Brown

Visiting the amazing Microsoft Campus and seeing their demonstration of "The Home of Tomorrow" brought this story to life; simulated music, animated on wall/ceiling projections, audio narration, sound effects; all controlled via your smart phone exemplified to me - what may seem old can always be very, very new..

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