Comments on: Three Key Principles when Leading without Authority

By: LeaderNexus

LeaderNexus — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:44:10 +0000

This was very good information. thanks i found it very useful and thought provoking.

By: Outcome Neutral » client k

Outcome Neutral » client k — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:01:57 +0000

[...] of the perks of leading without authority is that those formally in charge usually have a clear [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Management Improvement Carnival #72

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:33:33 +0000

[...] Three Key Principles when Leading without Authority – One piece of advice passed down by Toyota managers is to “lead as if you had no power” George Ambler writes about the three key principles of leading without authority. They are built around having enthusiasm, humility and the strength to not let results come before leadership. Most of us who lead or attempt to do so are lacking in one or more of these areas. If I said that my weakness was enthusiasm, would that mean I fail at humility? [...]

By: suprarenal (Francisco Boerr)

suprarenal (Francisco Boerr) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:04:49 +0000

#LiquidCIO Without formal authority: http://tinyurl.com/nqe7qd

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Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:13:38 +0000

[...] Three Key Principles when Leading without Authority by George Ambler on The Practice of Leadership [...]

By: Kyle Ryman

Kyle Ryman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:56:57 +0000

Wow Frode, you read my mind. I actually just did a book review on Influencer and I’ll be putting it up on my site this coming Wednesday.

Anyways, I think that he makes some great points here. However, even all volunteer organizations sometimes need a “stick” or method of control. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am in no way advocating leading through tyranny. What I am saying though is that sometimes people need to be held accountable for their actions.

So, while he makes some great points I’d have to say that any leader, no matter the organizational setting, needs to have “some” method of control…even if its kept in the back pocket. Yes, it is far better to lead without it, but sometimes it must be used for the good of the organization as a whole. They actually make this point in Influencer.

v/r,

Kyle

By: Frode H

Frode H — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:04:08 +0000

If you havent, you should read the influencer – The power to change everything by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler.

It is a great book, that covers this topic. Written by a team that have been researching for years.

I have just read it and I must strongly recommend it if you like the topic of this post. You’ll find it at Amazon.

By: ahoojas (Rajeev Ahooja)

ahoojas (Rajeev Ahooja) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:46:21 +0000

Three Key Principles when Leading without Authority http://tinyurl.com/nqe7qd #pmot #leader