From the course: Leading without Formal Authority
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Navigate the organizational hierarchy
From the course: Leading without Formal Authority
Navigate the organizational hierarchy
- To lead without authority you need to build credibility both up and down through the organizational hierarchy. Think about the advantages and knowledge you've gathered and how that can best serve your organization at all levels. If you're in product development, you have product expertise that inform strategic efforts. If you're in marketing, you shape the message for the sales team and the perception of your potential customers. Your ability to define your expertise and move it up and down the hierarchy will contribute to your reputation as a standout informal leader. To move your expertise up the hierarchy. The best bet is moving through your boss. It's known as leading up. Your conversations with your boss will influence their conversations with their boss. The more strategic and helpful you are in those conversations. The more likely your ideas will rise up through the ladder. To be effective in leading up.…
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