Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership
by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
The Five Practices applied to people without titles: how to lead from the middle, in volunteer roles, in community. Accessible and encouraging for those who think leadership is for someone else.
Read it if…
you have no title and want to lead anyway.
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Skip it if…
you are an executive; the examples are grassroots.
Try instead: The Practice of Adaptive Leadership →
Three things you will actually use
- Leadership is behavior, not position.
- Everyone can model, inspire, challenge, enable, encourage.
- Start where you are.
Do this first
Model the way in one small, visible behavior this week.
Our verdict
Leading without a title.
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