Nathan Martin

In You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader, Mark Sanborn gives a good overview of leadership skills.  Sanborn defines a leader as someone who influences others.  By that definition we all are leaders.  The author challenges us to use that influence positively.  He shares many stories throughout the book to illustrate the ways that people lead others even when they hold no authoritative office or position.  We can bring positive change to our workplace, community, and relationships without being the boss.

Sanborn is also an excellent speaker.  I saw/heard him speak at Charlie “Tremendous” Jones’ memorial service.

The Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast is excellent.  He pastors a large church, but his observations are applicable to any organization…certainly any business.  One of the key points Andy made in his last podcast is that “To reach people no one else is reaching, we need to do things no one else is doing.”  Think about that for a while as it relates to your business or organization.  It is certainly a challenge in the publishing world where I spend most of my days.  The old ways of doing things are often not working as well now.  What are you doing to reach people differently?

Click on Andy’s picture to listen to the rest of the podcast.