Exemplary Leadership

Good morning,

Happy Friday! When I was a child one of our neighbor ladies often said, half joking, “Do as I say and not as I do.” Her wry tone came from the fact that she genuinely didn’t want us kids to pick up habits like smoking and drinking, yet she saw the hypocrisy in saying "don't smoke" at the same time that she lit up.

In business, as in our personal lives, leading by example is far more effective than leading by decree because:

Actions speak louder than words.

Leading by example is of course easier said than done, but it's usually worth the effort. I'm reminded of a friend who for years has had a plaque in his office featuring a great quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say."

Let's let our actions do the talking - and have a sunny day!

Clarity

P.S. “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.” Albert Einstein

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Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
32000 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135
313-670-7505
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