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How people work, communicate, collaborate, and manage responsibilities has changed. Knowing how to build influence and lead others without title or authority, no matter what your role, is now a workplace necessity.

No one needs to appoint you, promote you, or nominate you. You decide. It's not rank that will get you results; its the actions.

In The Titleless Leader, you will discover uncommon behaviors that will enable you to:

• Operate with trust in an era of distrust and growing cynicism
• Activate your titleless leadership practice by using "what-does-it-look-like?" approaches and "how-does-it happen?" tips, exercises, and insights
• Engage yourself and others using the cornerstones of self-alignment, soul-courage, possibility seeds, and winning philosophies

Using the revolutionary tactics laid out in The Titleless Leader, you'll turbocharge your career and discover how to get things done...even without a title.

"Nan has an uncommon and comprehensive understanding of the workplace. Her talent is embracing and encouraging the diverse gifts of every member of the team, a proven formula for success, and a genuine approach to leadership."

—Marlene Robinson, Director, QVC Production Services

Nan S. Russell has shared her workplace insights and practical wisdom with a wide variety of people, from coal miners and Navy engineers to college students and senior leaders at nonprofits and Fortune 100 corporations, igniting passions, crystallizing thinking, and changing results. She's a national speaker, consultant, and radio host, the award-winning author of Hitting Your Stride, a blogger for PsychologyToday.com, and the job-loss recovery expert for Job-Hunt.org. Her column, "Winning at Working," can be found in more than 90 publications. Nan has a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.A. from the University of Michigan. She lives with her husband in northwestern Montana.

	Introduction	11
	Part 1 From the Outside: What Does It Look Like?
1	Operating With Trust	21
2	Better Together	37
3	The Whole Person	51
4	Using Differences	67
5	Making It Personal	83
6	Dependable Politics	97
7	Painting Pictures	111
8	Cornerstone Behaviors	121
	Part 2 From the Inside: How Does It Happen?
9	Sharing Your Gifts and Passion	133
10	Being Ego-Detached	147
11	Becoming an Independent Thinker	157
12	Expecting the Best	169
13	Transitioning After Change	179
14	Facing in the Right Direction	189
	Part 3 From the Practical Side: When?
15	Implications for Your Work	205
	Notes	215
	Index	227

You Don't Need a Title To Be a Leader : How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference