You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference | 
| Author: Mark Sanborn
Publisher: Doubleday Business
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 12481
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0385517475
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.4
EAN: 9780385517478
ASIN: 0385517475
Publication Date: September 19, 2006
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In his inspiring new book, You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader, Mark Sanborn, the author of the national bestseller The Fred Factor, shows how each of us can be a leader in our daily lives and make a positive difference, whatever our title or position.
Through the stories of a number of unsung heroes, Sanborn reveals the keys each one of us can use to improve our organizations and enhance our careers.
Genuine leadership – leadership with a “little l”, as he puts it, is not conferred by a title, or limited to the executive suite. Rather, it is shown through our everyday actions and the way we influence the lives of those around us. Among the qualities that genuine leaders share:
• Acting with purpose rather than getting bogged down by mindless activity
• Caring about and listening to others
• Looking for ways to encourage the contributions and development of others rather than focusing solely on personal achievements
• Creating a legacy of accomplishment and contribution in everything they do
As readers across the country discovered in The Fred Factor, Mark Sanborn has an unparalleled ability to explain fundamental business and leadership truths through simple stories and anecdotes. You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader offers an inspiring message to anyone who wants to take control of their life and make a positive difference.
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 Great for the young leader January 19, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've read this book twice and really enjoyed it. Mark has done a great job with giving the message that we all make a difference.
It's easy to get wrapped up in the everyday life and forget that we are making a difference in the world.
This book will help to get us back on track.
 Good book for the average individual December 30, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is filled with inspirational material which helps anyone become a leader at any level. All you need to do is inspire people, educate yourself and be passionate about your life. This is a highly recomended book for all indivuals who lead, want to lead, or want to think like a leader.
While there is nothing new and it is common sense, everything seems to be in one neat package.
We can all become leaders in our daily lives December 21, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was intrigued by Mark Sanborn's latest book, YOU DON'T NEED
A TITLE TO BE A LEADER, in part because of the title . . . it had
been a concept that I had thought about, but had never realized that
it could be put into practice . . . and quite easily, too.
Sanborn contends that we can each be a leader in our daily
lives . . . though the use of real examples involving both people
and companies, he actually shows how this can be done . . . such
as in the auto industry:
* At any Toyota plant, every employee on the line has the authority
and responsibility to shut down the line at any time they feel
necessary. Quality control and problem solving aren't left to the titled
managers. A woman who spots a problem is expected to lead by
calling attention to it rather than allowing it to slip through and become
an imperfection on a dealer's lot or owner's driveway.
He also gives very concrete suggestions on how to bring about
change; for example, in ourselves:
* Reading outside your area of expertise, or outside your comfort
zone, can stimulate your thinking, whether that means picking up
an interesting new book or thumbing through a new issue of
a magazine.
And I also liked his useful advice on how to choose the best person
to shine your shoes:
* As he worked, I commented on the quality of the shoe shines
I had gotten in other airports, mentioning how difficult it was
to gauge the kind of shoe shine I would get in places I hadn't been
in before. He looked up at me with astonishment. "It's easy to tell if
you're going to get a good shine," he told me. "Just look at the shoes
of the guy giving the shine. If they ain't fine, walk on by." I glanced
at his shoes; they literally shone. They were a walking billboard
proclaiming his competence.
In addition, YOU DON'T NEED A TITLE TO BE A LEADER contained
many insightful quotes, including this one:
* Sometimes being "good" isn't aiming high enough. As Erwin McManus,
the pastor of Mosaic Church in Los Angeles, "We spend so much time
worrying about our kids being good-not breaking the rules, getting into
trouble, and basically behaving-that we often forget to invite them to
be great."
This is a short book, but it is one that will get you thinking--long beyond
the time that you put it down.
Principles for Leadership of `ME Inc.' November 29, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
In this self-help book on the subject of leadership for your ME Inc., motivational speaker Mark Sanborn entertains with stories and one-liners for an interesting and informative read. Opening with stories to demonstrate that, "influence and inspiration come from the person, not the position", Sanborn then provides his six principles of personal leadership:
1.The Power of Self-Mastery
2.The Power of Focus
3.Power with People
4.The Power of Persuasive Communication
5.The Power of Execution
6.The Power of Giving
While most all of the information within the each principle chapter is interesting and useful advice, I was particularly taken by some of his simple statements such as: "Integrity ... is measured by the distance between your lips and your life"; or, "...confront problems, not people." And while he did not use these words exactly, the books overall advice might be summed up with this: People remember stories; in your life you are the story!
Dennis DeWilde, author of
"The Performance Connection"
You Don't Need a Title--GREAT LEADERSHIP! October 22, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you have read the FRED FACTOR, this is a great follow up. (If you haven't, you need to!) This book helps identify the critical components of leadership in everyday life. It clarifies the obvious and reinforces the reality of how so many great leaders never even know they are leading! This book is a great book to give to those folks--teachers, co workers, friends--to acknowledge what you have seen and to encourage them to continue on! It is a quick read but very poignant.
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