You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader

Jan 6, 2025 8:06 PM

Author:Mark Sanborn

'Despite popular myth, leaders - whether titled or untitled - aren't born. They learn how to lead. The real test of leadership is: if you had no title or ability to reward or penalize others, could you still get them to follow you?'

In this powerful follow-up to The Fred Factor, world-renowned motivational speaker Mark Sanborn explains how each of us can be a leader whatever we do – regardless of our title or position. He sets down the key skills that genuine leaders have mastered, and encourages us all to apply them, wherever we may be in the pecking order.

Genuine leaders:

-- Plan ahead, thinking about where they're heading before they begin.

-- Are terrific at communicating as well as listening.

-- Care about the success of the entire team and look for ways to encourage useful contributions from everyone.

By following Mark Sanborn's advice you can take control of your life, seize new opportunities, and maybe even make the world a little better. And you don't need a title to do it.

Reviews

Praise for The Fred Factor

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Goodness is in shorter supply than is necessary. The Fred Factor is about how all of us can add to the goodness in the world through simple daily acts that touch the lives of others.

—— Jim Cathcart, author , The Acorn Principle

The Fred Factor is a powerful, poignant parable of success. It's about going the extra mile and always doing more than is expected. It is revolutionary yet simple. It is life changing.

—— Brian Tracy, author , Focal Point and Goals: How to Get Everything You Want-Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible

The Fred Factor will not only inspire you, it will empower you and your team to make every day a masterpiece.

—— Terry Paulson, PhD, speaker, and author , They Shoot Managers, Don't They?

It is classic Handy...It is entertaining, thought provoking, humanistic and wise in equal measures.

—— FMX

This latest offering is a joy to read. It is one of those rare things, a book by a management author that you want to devour at one sitting.

—— Ambassador

Handy has that rare gift among business writers - able to talk sense and leave out the jargon - This title will appeal to a very wide audience, because it is everything a business book should be - very readable and thought provoking.

—— Business and Computer

This is great for anyone planning a speech or trying to get their message across at work

—— Psychologies

The Heaths push beyond what sounds like it should work and explain why it actually does

—— Time Magazine

... an entertaining, practical guide to effective communication.

—— Publishers Weekly

Smart, lively . . . such fun to read

—— Saturday Guardian

Anyone interested in influencing others ... can learn from this book

—— The Washington Post

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