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We have already established that it is easier for you if your people want to follow you rather than be ‘the managed’. You have to set a good example for people to copy. Otherwise, you are giving the contradictory message, “Don’t do as I do, do as I say.”

• Leading by example doesn’t mean that you have to do or even be able to do the jobs of everyone who works for you.

• Leading by example doesn’t mean that you have to get as ‘grimy’ as they may have to on a daily basis.

• Leading by example doesn’t mean that you have to earn the same as they do. The extra responsibilities of being the boss usually command a higher rate of pay.

one minute wonder The difficult balancing act is to let people see that you have achieved your elevated position on merit, without making them resent you for the trappings of that achievement. If you can get this balance right, then you are a leader!

What leading by example does mean

You have to set an example all day, every day. People really notice and remember if you fail to ‘walk the talk’.