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“Don’t let your lips and your lives preach two different messages.”
- Unknown
The Why
Leading by example increases motivation and produces healthier outcomes.
The Tips
Steps to increase the way you lead by example:
1. List the 3 most important ways you lead by example.
2. Next, based on your responses, who follows your example on your team and how?
3. Think about what you listed in Step 1. How congruent is what you listed to your organization’s strategy?
The Resources
https://hbr.org/2016/10/like-it-or-not-you-are-always-leading-by-example
https://hbr.org/2004/09/why-people-follow-the-leader-the-power-of-transference
https://hbr.org/2004/01/understanding-leadership#comment-section
https://hbr.org/2016/12/what-great-managers-do-daily