How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Start Leading, and the Title Will Work Itself Out,’ Says Michaela Poizner of Baker Donelson

“Be patient—and while you’re waiting for that leadership seat to open, recognize that not all leadership comes with a title. People don’t follow you because you have a title; you get a title because they follow you. Start leading, and the title will work itself out.”

       

“Be patient—and while you’re waiting for that leadership seat to open, recognize that not all leadership comes with a title. People don’t follow you because you have a title; you get a title because they follow you. Start leading, and the title will work itself out.”