Summary of Keith Ferrazzi & Noel Weyrich's Leading Without Authority

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#1 We need to change the way we work. The traditional model of leadership and authority is broken, and the more challenging reality of every employee having a role in leading without authority is one of the most exciting and challenging realities in American business today.

#2 The traditional model of leadership and authority is dead. The more challenging reality of every employee having a role in leading without authority is one of the most exciting and challenging realities in American business today.

#3 I’m not alone. -> I learned that the traditional model of leadership and authority is dead. The more challenging reality of every employee having a role in leading without authority is one of the most exciting and challenging realities in American business today.

#4 The traditional model of leadership and authority is dead. The more challenging reality of every employee having a role in leading without authority is one of the most exciting and challenging realities in American business today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350039207

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Insights on Keith Ferrazzi & Noel Weyrich's Leading Without Authority

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

We live in a time of great abundance and opportunity, but also of unprecedented disruption. The best of times and the worst of times.

#2

CEOs and leaders should be willing to give up authority to make a difference. I was able to promote Deloitte while off the clock, and in less than a year, I had developed an informal marketing function at the company. I never let a title stop me from making an impact.

#3

I had excelled at leading without authority at Starwood, but once I had some authority of my own, I didn’t spend as much time building strong relationships as I had at Deloitte.

#4

Leading without authority has never been more important, and the need for it grows more urgent by the day. The consulting group Gartner predicts that by 2028, algorithms will eliminate so many middle-management jobs that work will depend almost entirely upon networks of cross-functional teams.

#5

The old rules of the game aren’t working anymore. But every day, I still see people clinging to those old rules by their fingertips. Why. Because there are no rules to the new game we’re playing, and no manual for how to play the game well.

#6

Co-elevation is a superpower that can be used to exceed expectations within your organization, whether you work for a nimble, high-growth start-up, a privately owned company, a charitable nonprofit, or a global corporation.

#7

The digital revolution is lowering the bar-to-entry for competition in all industries. Old organizational structures that require permission from your boss before you participate on a project or initiative can’t survive.

#8

The time has come for another big reboot in the