Leading Without Authority
by Keith Ferrazzi with Noel Weyrich
Ferrazzi on co-elevation: leading peers and cross-functional teams you do not manage by serving, sharing, caring and inviting them into shared mission, with practices for building commitment without hierarchy. It is relevant to matrixed organizations and anyone who must get things done through others.
Read it if…
you lead projects across teams and have no formal authority.
Skip it if…
you manage a direct team only; see other leadership books.
Three things you will actually use
- Serve first; authority follows.
- Co-elevation: go higher together.
- Candor is care.
Do this first
Ask one peer what they need from you to succeed, and deliver it before asking anything.
Our verdict
Relevant for matrixed work.
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