How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority

One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be formally ‘in charge’ in order to lead. This book shows leaders young and old how to leverage influence to maximum effect, and to lead regardless of where they stand in relation to rank, seniority, title, or authority.

Every leader, young or old, resonates with the dead-end feeling of not being in charge. Too often, the lack of authority paralyzes leaders, believing they must wait to be in charge until they can lead. 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 lead with or without the authority to lead. Because every road of leadership forks at the intersection of authority and influence, learning to cultivate influence without authority is foundational to navigate culture today.