# Leading ## Lead The popular idea of ‘Leadership’ centered around a heroic ‘leader’ is to be avoided. The lens to use is the idea of ‘Leading Indicators’ in different fields. Here is a simple list from google search for leading indicators. Use them to get a feel of the idea. The content of the posts is inconsequential. 1. [Economics](https://www.moneycrashers.com/leading-lagging-economic-indicators/) 2. [Performance Management](https://www.bernardmarr.com/default.asp?contentID=1405) 3. [Public Policy](https://www.osha.gov/leadingindicators/) 4. [Product Management](https://www.leadingagile.com/2018/02/leading-lagging-indicators/) 5. [Investing](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/leadingindicator.asp) 6. [Business Management](https://kpilibrary.com/topics/lagging-and-leading-indicators) Leadership is about becoming the ‘leading indicator’ and using that influence to impact change. Nothing more.\ Leadership is a status game. Leading is a wealth game. You have to be today, where the system is going to be tomorrow. //todo confirm its appropriateness: [A New Style of Leadership Is Emerging - The Startup](https://medium.com/swlh/a-new-style-of-leadership-is-emerging-29e4e2b021bf) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://playbook.thevantageproject.com/executing/level-3/leading.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.