4 Ways To Be A Leader When You Don’t Have A Title
Can you lead effectively without a title? Leading without a title means you can lead even if you don’t have the title ‘leader’. There is a leader in every single person. You need to discover the leader within you and develop it.
No matter what position you are in today, you can be a leader.
Robin Sharma in his book ‘The Leader Who Had No Title’ speaks on the importance of leading even if you don’t have the title. Have you felt you could never lead anyone? Who would listen to you anyway? What do you have to say?
Why would you even dare to lead? What do you need to lead effectively? Is it possible to have the attributes of a leader when you don’t have a title?
Robin Sharma also speaks of four different types of people in four different walks of life.
The first person was a hotel housekeeper while the second person was a former ski champion now owner of a ski store. The third person was a former CEO of a multi-billion dollar company now pursuing his passion in life — gardening. The fourth person was a masseur.
These four people understood the importance of leading even when you don’t have a title. You could tell yourself you are not in any position to lead. You can’t lead yourself or even consider leading another human being.
However, I would like to share with you 4 ways you can lead when you don’t have a title. You don’t have to be a CEO to be a leader. You can lead from wherever you are and in whatever position you find yourself.
Give a Helping Hand
The one who helps is always the one on top. Help someone who needs your help today. When you give a helping hand, you put yourself in a position of leadership. Leadership is about influencing people and you influence people when you make a difference in their lives.
You can also help someone by mentoring him. People are in dire need of mentors. The world is filled with people who are more concerned with ‘what’s in it for me?’. Choose to be different. Mentor someone even if the person is not directly linked to you. Let someone be able to say his life was changed because you came into it.
Speak Up
Have you ever been in a situation when you knew you should say something but your mouth simply refused to open? You were afraid to speak and at the end of the day, you consoled yourself by saying you were not the leader in that situation. Speak up when you have something to say and when you honestly know there is a need to resolve an issue.
When you speak up especially in situations where everyone else is afraid to speak, you put yourself in the position of leadership. Be bold and speak up for someone or speak up in a situation. People will naturally be attracted to you when they see you stand up for others.
Be Ahead of the Pack
Be innovative. Don’t be like everyone else. Keep thinking, keep creating. Your ideas and your belief in them will cause you to rise to get noticed. There’s too much of everyone doing the same thing in the world today. Very few people are exploring their creativity.
It takes a lot to dig deep within yourself and bring innovative ideas out of you. However, your innovation and creativity keeps you ahead of the pack. Keep researching and looking for ways to do things better. Don’t say this is how it’s always been done and it will remain this way forever.
Persevere and develop tenacity
One major reason people do not achieve their goals is because they don’t persevere long enough to experience the success of their hard work. Being tenacious causes you to achieve goals other people would not be able to achieve. When you are known for being tenacious, people know they can count on you through thick and thin.
I remember a certain time a client chose me for a particular job. He insisted I must be the one to do the job because I would do all I could to ensure the job gets done. No matter what happens, the job must get done and goals must be achieved. Tenacity makes you stand out as a leader. You are noticed for your tenacity and you are recognized as the person who gets the job done.
You don’t need a title to be a leader. You can lead even when you don’t have a title. Decide today to stand out. Dare to be different. Dare to be a leader.
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