Another way of not giving up in moving into a leadership position is just to be as proactive as you can be at your current job. It is not against the rules to lead from any position you have, it is only against the rules to break a rule. If you take complete ownership of every aspect of your job, and look for ways to have more and more of an impact, but always in a kind, helpful, and cooperative way, it is only natural for the company you are at to give you more and more authority until you are eventually leading a team.
This also resolves the chicken or the egg problem where you can't get the job without the experience and you can't get the experience without the job. You are getting experience leading a little bit more and more as stretch your sphere of influence with this approach. This gives you room to learn, fail, and grow without being thrown headfirst into a leadership position with no experience.
My favorite leadership books so far are "How to Win Friends and Influence People", "Drive" by Dan Pink, "Tribal Leadership", and "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". The latter is more of a personal development book, but you need to lead yourself and be an effective person before to can lead other people and some of the habits will expand your sphere of influence.
I totally agree with you on "be as proactive as you can be at your current job."
That's a great way to grow in a leadership position.
Extreme ownership is an important concept that everyone should learn about. You need to take responsibility, be accountable and work harder than anyone else. In this way, leadership responsibilities will come to you instead of the opposite way.
Some of the books that I love in Leadership are Extreme Ownership, The Dichotomy of Leadership and Leadership Tactics and Strategies (all of them from the retired US Navy Seal called Jocko Willink). I am also reading Make Your Bed, The Effective Executive and High Output Management (a classic!).
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Another way of not giving up in moving into a leadership position is just to be as proactive as you can be at your current job. It is not against the rules to lead from any position you have, it is only against the rules to break a rule. If you take complete ownership of every aspect of your job, and look for ways to have more and more of an impact, but always in a kind, helpful, and cooperative way, it is only natural for the company you are at to give you more and more authority until you are eventually leading a team.
This also resolves the chicken or the egg problem where you can't get the job without the experience and you can't get the experience without the job. You are getting experience leading a little bit more and more as stretch your sphere of influence with this approach. This gives you room to learn, fail, and grow without being thrown headfirst into a leadership position with no experience.
My favorite leadership books so far are "How to Win Friends and Influence People", "Drive" by Dan Pink, "Tribal Leadership", and "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". The latter is more of a personal development book, but you need to lead yourself and be an effective person before to can lead other people and some of the habits will expand your sphere of influence.
I totally agree with you on "be as proactive as you can be at your current job."
That's a great way to grow in a leadership position.
Extreme ownership is an important concept that everyone should learn about. You need to take responsibility, be accountable and work harder than anyone else. In this way, leadership responsibilities will come to you instead of the opposite way.
Some of the books that I love in Leadership are Extreme Ownership, The Dichotomy of Leadership and Leadership Tactics and Strategies (all of them from the retired US Navy Seal called Jocko Willink). I am also reading Make Your Bed, The Effective Executive and High Output Management (a classic!).