How to Lead When You're Not in Charge

Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority

De: Clay Scroggins, Andy Stanley - introduction

Narrado por: Clay Scroggins, Gabe Wicks

Are you hungry to help others through leadership but don't feel like you have the authority?

"If you're ready to lead right where you are, this book can show you how to start." - Dave Ramsey, #1 National bestselling author and host of The Ramsey Show.

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.

I wish I had this 14 years ago!!!

Oh how I wish I had this book fourteen years ago! Back then, the only thing available was Maxwell’s 360 degree leader. It was helpful. However, where it was strong, this book is stronger. And where it was weak, this book is strong.

If I had this book, I would have saved myself many blunders and better served people and the leaders I was under. I could have been faithfully serving with the influence I did have, instead of griping about the position I didn’t have.

Scroggins helpfully unpacks how to be faithful and fruitful when you’re not in charge. He does so with humor, relevant examples, and practical wisdom. Undergirding the whole book is a trust in God sovereignty and the posture is modeled after Jesus’ servant leadership.

I recommend this for all leaders and aspiring leader who are on the top, middle and just starting off.

Just finished it and will go through it again but this time, with other fellow leaders.

Excellent read

This was a rare treat of both very easy to listen to and really challenging lessons. It didn't bother me, but I did not realize this is written by a pastor with a strong Christian narrative including references to Bible verses so be aware of that ahead of time if you're unobservant like me.

Instant Re-listen

A "pageturner" from start to finish! I'm about to start it over again! Instant Re-listen.

Good message, but a little too preachy

Struggled to finish because of how preachy it was. Good message, but it was difficult to relate as it only related to the bible. Would still recommend, but maybe not for someone who isn't very religious.

Good advice

Great message. A little repetitive and wasn't expecting the heavy religious influence. Good ideas for both those in a leadership position and those who aren't.