Lead by example, not by instruction.

Jared Matthew Kessler
About This Quote

Lead by example, not by instruction. Anyone who tells you to do something is following up with their own specific preference. If you are told to do something, it is because someone else already did it. This quote is saying that showing the way is more important than telling people what to do. It also implies that doing things the way someone else says they should be done isn’t even close to being the best way.

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