Bhagavad Gita Verses on Leadership & Setting an Example

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः। लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि॥

Janaka and others attained perfection indeed through action alone; even with the intention of protecting the masses, you should perform action.

यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः। स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते॥

Whatever a great man does, others also do; whatever he establishes as the standard, the world follows.

सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत। कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्॥

As the ignorant act out of attachment to action, O Bharata, so should the wise act without attachment, wishing for the welfare of the world.

यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः॥

He from whom all the beings have evolved and by whom all this is pervaded, worshipping Him with his own duty, one attains perfection.