From the course: Leading without Formal Authority
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From the course: Leading without Formal Authority
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- Can your skills sabotage your influence? Yes, actually, they can. A common mistake we see with informal leaders is falling into the role of constantly pointing out the mistakes of others and cleaning up the errors of their department. But there's more to leadership than being a skills expert. In fact, being the troubleshooter can be a danger zone because people see you as a workhorse instead of a leader. As you grow in your role, your organization, or even just in your ability to lead, you'll need to focus on both the hard and soft skills. Your organization probably has some time and resources dedicated to your development of hard skills. Things like software training, sales training, and product knowledge. These hard skills are foundational. To be a leader you'll also need to focus on soft skills as well. These are things like leadership language, prioritizing, delegating, and communication. If you're not in a formal…
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