

811: How to Lead Positive Change and Grow Your Influence with Alex Budak
27 snips Oct 24, 2022
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Student Project Turned Scalable Startup
- Ibrahim Balday started a small pilot at Berkeley to support Black students and kept iterating it over four years.
- His project grew into Black Book University and scaled to other campuses.
Leadership Is An Act, Not A Title
- Leadership is different from having a leadership title; anyone can practice leadership from where they are.
- Leaders may be scarce, but leadership is abundant and shows up as acts, not only roles.
Influence Without Authority
- Practice influence without formal authority by bringing people into your change efforts.
- Use sustainable influence methods rather than transactional tricks to win long-term support.