Titleless leaders recognize getting results when you’re not the boss takes a different kind of know-how, grounded in best-of-self approaches.
Whether you’re an administrative assistant asked to coordinate a company-wide initiative, a project manager trying to influence progress, or an independent specialist working with ad hoc groups and outside suppliers, use these titleless leader secrets to get results:
1. Make it easy to see
Painting words pictures is a common titleless leader approach. When others can “see” what results you’re after, it helps them deliver what you need. When you control the vision, not the process, and help others picture what’s needed, they can more easily do it. If you tell me that I need to “communicate more” with you on a project, what does that mean? How will I know if (continue reading →)