Leadership Insights: Michaela Poizner on Earning Influence Before Titles

Michaela Poizner, Chair of the Health Law and Public Policy Department at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, emphasizes the importance of leading by example rather than awaiting formal recognition in her leadership journey. Poizner’s advice for aspiring leaders is to embody the qualities of leadership, as titles often follow those who actively lead. This approach supports her statement that “people don’t follow you because you have a title; you get a title because they follow you.”

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