Monday, June 17, 2013

THE LEADER WHO HAD NO TITLE


Have you ever thought, “I can’t wait until I get promoted so I can be in charge.” or “When I am the leader, I will do things differently”? Robin Sharma’s excellent book, “The Leader Who Had No Title” will help you understand why it is imperative that each of us pursues a level of personal leadership regardless of titles or position. This book captures what it means to lead yourself exceptionally well.
As the story begins we find Blake Davis, an Iraq war veteran, who had struggled for years to find his place in this world, telling us his story of how he was able to turn his life around just be adopting the “Lead Without a Title” philosophy. Blake meets Tommy, a man that will change Blake’s life for ever. This is where you will want to have a pad and pencil available to capture the truths that Tommy shares for your own life.
As the story progresses, Tommy  takes Blake to meet four other Lead Without Title leaders. Tommy also introduces Blake to “The 10 Human Regrets” and “The 10 Human Victories”. Anna teaches Blake about personal responsibility and that you need no title to be a leader. Ty Boyd talks about how turbulent times build great leaders and how many people resist the opportunity to show personal leadership because of the fear they have about exceeding their abilities. Jackson Chan’s message is that the deeper your relationships the stronger your leadership. Jet Brisley’s lesson is to be a great leader you must first become a great person. They had their acronyms as IMAGE, SPARK, HUMAN  and SHINE respectively.

 The truth is that people follow people that show strong personal leadership in their own life. The message of  “The Leader Who Had No Title” is to develop how we lead ourselves so that we positively influence as many people as possible in our day to day life. 
"Robin Sharma has really done a wonderful job.He connected to our hearts in just one go!"
                                                                                                      -Archita Chaplot

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