When you start a new job, you are in a “temporary state of incompetence,” faced with having to do the most when you know the least. Tom Neff and Jim Citrin, two of the world’s experts on leadership and career achievement, know what it takes to succeed in a new position. Through compelling, first-hand stories, from CEOs like Jeffrey Immelt of GE and Bob Eckert of Mattel, You’re in Charge—Now What? offers an eight-point plan to show you how to lay the groundwork for long-term momentum and great performance.
Are you hungry to help others through leadership but don't feel like you have the authority? 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. ---------- "This book will be one of the most, if not the most, pivotal leadership books you'll ever read." - Andy Stanley "If you're ready to lead right where you are, this book can show you how to start." - Dave Ramsey "Read this book! The marketplace is full of leadership messages, but this one is a stand out." - Louie Giglio
It could happen today. You are called into the office, and the boss tells you that due to unforeseen circumstances, starting today you will be in charge of a team, a project, an office, a committee, or a business unit. Without any warning (or preparation on your part) you've become an accidental leader. If you have been thrust into a position of sudden responsibility, you need The Accidental Leader. This book is a first aid kit that gives you the information and inspiration you need to Know what you bring to the challenge— your pluses and minuses Define success and achieve it Get other people on your side Overcome your natural shortcomings Get organized— right now See through the apparent system to the culture within Direct people and get them to act The Accidental Leader is your lifeline to leadership success. It is filled with practical answers to the many leadership questions that you will face.
Looking down the barrel of a gun is a bad time to realize that your people skills need work. But this is where Steve found himself early in his career. Just when he thought he had the world by the tail, along came a 70-year-old lady packing a pistol and attitude. Believing he was trespassing, she decided to resolve the situation with lethal force. It's remarkable how fast your viewpoint can change with the right motivation. There are critical factors that impact everything in and around your life. The trick lies in recognizing these factors and utilizing some easy tips that can define whether the outcome of many of life's situations will be ordinary or simply amazing. Here's what no one ever tells you -- with the right playbook, it's not that hard to achieve. By taking action and making adjustments in yourself, your friends and how you work in business, you can open the door to a whole new world that you never knew existed.
Frequent changes in work and career is the new norm in business and this book is your indispensable guide to taking control of your career whether you are working toward a goal of a dream job or are sorting out the options from an involuntary career switch. Includes first-hand case studies of successful career change experiences, thought-provoking quizzes, evaluation exercises and self-assessment tools to help readers make the best career choices.
When you start a new managerial role, there is an inevitable contrast between what you believed you would find and what you’re actually faced with. And Now What? helps you manage this gap between expectation and reality, ensuring that you get off to the best possible start in your new job.
Leadership is the consistent 'harvesting' of opportunities in order to succeed. 'The Leadership Zone' happens in a business when every person in every job feels fully empowered to be the best leader they can be in their respective roles. When everyone in the business feels that they are truly the CEO of their job and understand what part they play in the overall mission and goals of the business, the organisation will succeed and the culture will change to one of success.
Do you want to know what it takes to make change and create solutions? Discover the model to meet the unprecedented challenges unique to the decade ahead and make a remarkable impact on people’s lives. To overcome the radically different challenges of inequity, division, and scarcity of resources that will only increase in the future, the most successful and valuable leaders are those with the traits to be rebuilders. As the founding president of Social Venture Partners International, a global network of social innovators, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and more, Paul Shoemaker is here to connect you to the people, ideas, and organizations that matter. Shoemaker profiles 38 rock star rebuilders so you have a model to follow, including Peter Drucker Award winner Rosanne Haggerty, whose goal is to end chronic homelessness; Trish Millines, who has changed lives for kids of color in high tech; and David Risher, whose cross-sector approach is helping solve global illiteracy. Page by page, the common elements rebuilders utilize to make a remarkable impact on some or our most complex problems are highlighted as you: Learn the 5 vital traits change leaders use to solve big problems. Gain new perspective from relevant research, data, leadership lessons, and 3 case studies that illuminate the path ahead. Meet the leaders setting the standard for social change impact, all shared in Shoemaker’s signature storytelling style. Taking Charge of Change is written for anyone seeking to be the driver of real change and an integral part of rebuilding the structures and foundations of American communities and companies throughout the decade ahead.
Your greatest season of leadership lies before you... It 's not your own noteworthy, public accomplishments that inspire and encourage those around you to run the race with excellence. It 's the practical, moment-to-moment choices you make as their servant leader that God uses for spiritual growth and ministry deployment. Great leaders are willing to sacrifice ego, self-significance, and self-imagined importance in order to live downward into increasing effectiveness, no matter what it takes. It is the passionate, relentless commitment to learning this art that God uses to transform ordinary people into intentional leaders. In "Ultimately Responsible "you ll find ideas and inspiration to help you: Identify and maximize leadership strengths Develop an intentional strategy for spiritual growth as a leader Strategize and orchestrate a contagious ministry movement Unleash unpaid servanthood, turning inactive pew-sitters into passionate servants Effectively build and lead a paid or unpaid team Overcome inertia anchors and lead successful ministry change Create an intoxicating atmosphere of leadership credibility The accompanying DVD includes worksheets to help unpack and apply each topic to your specific setting as well as short video stories that provide real-life illustrations of the principles you re learning. Chapter by chapter, you can train your whole team using the book and resources provided. Sue Nilson Kibbey, the executive pastor at Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, OH, coordinates senior management staff activities and serves as the team leader of all adult, student, and children's ministries. She has been named one of the top ten church administrators in America (thechurchreport.com). An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Sue is also the author of "Starting a Single Adult Ministry" and the creator of the "Ministry by Strengths" program.
