From the course: Leading without Formal Authority
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From the course: Leading without Formal Authority
Find opportunities to lead
- There's an old saying, to a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And when you're on a quest to lead without formal authority, every situation starts to look like one where you can step up to the plate and lead. Points for enthusiasm, but you only have so many hours in the day and you want to make sure that your leadership is providing a lot of value to your organization while helping you grow as a professional. When opportunities to head up project teams, lead initiatives or take charge of a taskforce arise, it helps to look through a few lenses. First, expertise. Step up to the leadership plate when you have experience in whatever the objective or opportunity or challenge is. Even if your experience is from another company or a class you took in university, any subject matter expertise will give you credibility as an informal leader. Second, relationships. If you personally know a lot of the key stakeholders and have strong relationships with them, your network and…
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