How to Lead When You're Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins

How to Lead When You're Not in Charge

Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority

Clay Scroggins, Andy Stanley

Zondervan · Print & ebook · August 22, 2017

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

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Who it’s for
For when you need to lead before the org chart catches up.
Genres
Leadership, Church Leadership, Mentoring & Coaching
Published
Zondervan, August 22, 2017

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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.

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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.

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For when you need to lead before the org chart catches up.

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  • Influence without the corner office
  • Practical leadership language

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  • Clear, usable guidance
  • A calm, encouraging tone

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Leadership84%
Church Leadership26%
Mentoring & Coaching18%

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Publisher categories

  • Leadership
  • Professional Life (Christian)
  • Pastoral Resources
  • Church Leadership
Authors
Clay Scroggins, Andy Stanley
Publisher
Zondervan
Published
August 22, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Leadership