How to Lead When You're Not in Charge Video Study: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority

by Clay Scroggins

Are you letting your lack of authority paralyze you?  

One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead. Great leaders don't buy it. Great leaders lead with or without the authority and learn to unleash their influence wherever they are. 

Clay Scroggins knows all about this. His former boss, Andy Stanley, explains:   

"Clay was making a difference at North Point Community Church long before he was in charge of

anything significant. Everything he touched got bigger and better whether he was in charge of it

or not. In this study, Clay shares everything he learned about leading beyond his title, position,

and authority. It's amazing." 

~ Andy Stanley 

In this study you will: 


Learn to leverage influence instead of authority 
Create a game plan for leading yourself well  
Change the energy of your team by choosing positivity 
Cultivate influence by thinking critically, not being critical 

Avoid the trap of passivity when you feel out of control 
Learn an effective way to challenge people in authority over you 
How to Lead When You're Not in Charge will free you to become the great leader you want to be so you can make a difference right where you are. Even when you're not in charge. 

Sessions include: 


The Oddity of Leadership (16:30) 
Lead Yourself (15:30) 
Choose Positivity (16:30) 
Think Critically (17:00) 
Reject Passivity (15:00) 
Challenging Up (17.30) 
Designed for use with the How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge Study Guide 9780310095934 (sold separately). 

 

DVD

Published April 24, 2018

About the author

Clay Scroggins is lead pastor of North Point Community Church (NPCC), where he provides visionary and directional leadership for the local church staff and congregation in Alpharetta, Georgia. As the original and largest campus of North Point Ministries, ranked by Outreach Magazine in 2014 as the largest church in America, NPCC averages over 12,000 people in attendance.

Clay works for Andy Stanley (“one of the greatest leaders on the planet” according to Clay) and understands firsthand how to manage the tension of leading when you’re not in charge. Starting out as a facilities intern (a.k.a. “vice president of nothing”), Clay worked his way through many organizational levels at North Point Ministries and knows all too well the challenge of authority deprivation.

Clay holds a degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech. During his years at Georgia Tech, he volunteered with the high school ministry at NPCC and discovered a passion to help students find a faith of their own. Also during that season, Clay attended a Bible study led by Louie Giglio, and a relationship developed that allowed Clay to be involved with Passion Conferences. At Dallas Theological Seminary, Clay earned a master’s degree as well as a doctorate with an emphasis in online church.

Reviews

[Patrik Gustafsson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Religious drivel. In on sentence motivates authoritative obedience and and in the next grassroot leadership. Some interesting gems hidden in the fiction of god. Unscientific, motivade by gospels. If you are Christian you might enjoy it.

Great narrator on Audible though.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good book - the author was not attempting (from my perspective) to write a new leadership book, but rather distill several leadership principles into actionable steps.