Being a leader at your company — without a title
My question to Twitter today:
Bryper Question for you: How can you “lead without a title” in your organization? May use your answer in a blog post for Monster next week.
Replies from my Twitter pals:
warrenss @Bryper 1 more on leadership. It’s not what they call you, but what you contribute to the team and how you help. Check out Egonomics book
theRab @bryper participation & sharing, by example, are leadership w/o title in the workplace, this leads to connections, followers & more leaders.
astrout @Bryper at the risk of sounding like I drank too much social media coolaid, participation in SM/community is a great way to lead w/o title
nateritter @Bryper Social Capitalism: http://tinyurl.com/2fq6jv 1. Be nice. 2. Be notable. 3. Be networkd (and 4. Help people)
nateritter @Bryper I’ve been a leader before by knowing my stuff, advocating for “the right way”, and assisting people in being/doing awesome things.
wsimoncm @bryper - It’s not title, its connectedness and “power” http://tinyurl.com/2a9ddk
mediaphyter @bryper Sorry for the long answer — much experience. I did this and now my company has created a new role for me to step into because o …
mediaphyter @bryper will soon position you as an authority, a guru, a go-to person in your organization for most anything connected with your job.
mediaphyter @bryper there are fires to put out or, heaven forbid, you make a mistake. This earns the respect of your peers and your superiors, and…
mediaphyter @bryper It comes down to ownership. Own your responsibilities and programs, with confidence and authority. Take responsibility even when..
crbrowning @Bryper I agree w/ @jenzings - in other words; leadership by example - which has nothing to do with titles
nateritter @Bryper Since when do leaders need a title? Leaders are those who have followers. People get to decide if you’re worth following.
jenzings @bryper leadership is about thoughtful, consistent action, not titles…or is that not what you meant?
doctor_jones @bryper and I find a cricket bat works well too.
doctor_jones @bryper @maggiefox leads by rule of candy
Engagingbrand @bryper - see yesterday blog post for my answer http://tinyurl.com/yv68h4
