What are the qualities that a leader must possess? How can one be a leader? The Leader Who Had No Title (With CD) provides insights into such questions, thus portraying the basic needs to be a good and popular leader.
Robin S. Sharma has used a story to explain his theories and ideology. Blake Davis, a character in the book, is an employee in a bookstore. He learns the skills of leadership from five different people. First, he meets Tommy, who shows him how a person without any title can be a leader. He also explains the ten human regrets and ten human victories that differentiate between an average life and an exceptional life.
Tommy introduces Blake to four people who inform him what leadership is all about. The group includes Anna, a member of the housekeeping staff of a star hotel, Ty Boyd, a ski champion, Jackson Chan, a successful businessman, and Jet Brisley, a massage therapist. All four give Blake acronyms. These acronyms define the concept of leadership through different principles.
Slowly, Blake realizes that in order to be a leader, one must lead himself and develop his own thoughts and actions. Innovation and thinking must be brought in, as a leader must never behave like a subordinate. He must build his own image and thereby explore beyond his capabilities. The principles of becoming a good leader become clearer to him as the book progresses. The Leader Who Had No Title (With CD) covers skills that involve handling responsibilities like building relationships, finding one’s strong points, and finally becoming a stronger person, and proves that to be a good leader, you do not require any title.
About Robin S. Sharma Robin S. Sharma is a Canadian lawyer, renowned leadership consultant, personality development coach and author.
He has penned fifteen books, some of which are Who Will Cry When You Die: Life Lessons from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Family Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, The Saint, The Surfer, and The CEO: A Remarkable Story About Living Your Heart’s Desires, The Gandhi Factor, MegaLiving!, Begin Within, Leadership Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and Discover Your Destiny with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.
Born in 1964, Sharma received his LLB from Dalhousie University School of Law. He is also the founder of Sharma Leadership International Inc., which is based in Toronto, Canada. He was ranked 7th on the International Leadership Professional Gurus list in 2012.
Formerly a litigation lawyer, he walked away from his legal career at age 25 due to dissatisfaction with his life, and self-published MegaLiving, a guide to stress management which incorporated both western and eastern spirituality techniques. He initially also self-published The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which was then picked up for wider distribution by HarperCollins and became a Canadian and international bestseller. In his experience of over 20 years, Sharma has spoken for organizations such as Nike, Microsoft, PwC and HP. He has since published 11 other books, and founded the leadership training firm Sharma Leadership International. In 2007, an independent survey of businesspeople named Sharma as one of the most influential leadership gurus in the world.