The Unnamed Lead | DKA Toolkit

You are expected to lead the work without the title that makes people follow. And the people you need may not read your ask the way they read someone else's.

The Unnamed Lead is built on Duane K. Andrews's course How to Lead People Who Don't Have to Listen to You, read through the ENRICH Framework created by Duane K. Andrews and Sherry M. Jerimie: Ethnicity, Nationality, Race, Identity, Culture and Heritage. It is for the moment your standing in the room is not the same as everyone else's, and the work still has to get done.

◆ Lead visible work when your name is not on the org chart or the slide
◆ Read whether your ask waits longer than a peer's, and what is behind the wait
◆ Raise a stalled request without being labeled pushy or difficult
◆ Build standing with people who do not share your background, country of origin or way of working
◆ Count the extra effort you are paying to get the same cooperation others get for free
◆ Decide when to escalate, when to adapt, and when to stop carrying work nobody credits

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I understand this is a leadership strategy tool, not therapy, counseling, or legal advice. Duane K. Andrews is an Organization Effectiveness Consultant and Executive Coach, not a therapist or attorney.

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You are leading the work and nobody wrote your name on it. The people you need report somewhere else, and how fast they answer your ask may depend on more than the ask.

When your Ethnicity, Nationality, Race, Identity, Culture or Heritage sets you apart from the people around you, the same request can be read as initiative from one person and overreach from you. That difference has a cost, and you can plan for it.

I am The Unnamed Lead. Tell me what you are responsible for, who you need, and what happens when you ask.

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