Stop waiting for the moment… for the job title… for the audience… for permission… for whatever it is that you think is blocking you up from leading.

Pure leadership means showing the way for others, either by example or by explicitly promoting a new direction.

We all intuitively know that leading by example is the most powerful form of leadership, but ironically it’s often the most overlooked. As Mahatma Gandhi once said “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Leading by example is something that we can all do, no matter our role, no matter our position. We can all make the choice and take responsibility to be the change we want to see. We can all take initiative, we can all make the decision to “show the way for others”.

Read more on this from George Ambler.  Meanwhile, understand it all as this… 以身作则 (yǐ shēn zuò zé) To set a good example / Set yourself as the standard