Small Acts of Leadership

1. Small Acts of Leadership

2. Even ordinary citizens can serve as agents of constructive change.

3. Conventional wisdom says that if you want to play a significant role in history . . .

4. . . . you have to do something big.

5. But it is small acts of leadership –

6. . . . refusing to move to the back of the bus

7. . . . circulating a petition

8. . . . organizing a strike

9. – that eventually move mountains.

10. Small acts of leadership . .

11. not big heroic acts . . .

12. performed by like-minded people . . .

13. . . . ultimately add up.

14. Small acts of leadership . . .

15. slowly and effectively bring about constructive change.

16. Even ordinary citizens can serve as agents of constructive change. Conventional wisdom says that if you want to play a significant role in history, you have to do something big. But it's small acts of leadership – refusing to move to the back of the bus, circulating a petition, organizing a strike – that eventually move mountains. Small acts of leadership, not big heroic acts, performed by like-minded people ultimately add up. Small acts of leadership slowly and effectively bring about constructive change – ESM