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Yijing Leadership Lead Without Leading

How to Lead Without Leading — Using Yijing Most leaders try to lead by doing more. Yijing shows a quieter path: lead by alignment, so others move without being pushed. This is not passive leadership. It is Wu Wei—effective action that looks effortless. 1) Set the Position, Not the Pressure In Yijing, outcome follows position and timing, not force. When the leader occupies the right position, movement happens naturally. Practice Clarify direction once. Stop repeating it. Remove obstacles instead of adding instructions. Result:  People move because the path is clear, not because they’re told. 2) Lead with Yin First, Yang Later Yin is listening, holding space, absorbing reality. Yang is deciding, acting, advancing. Most leaders overuse Yang. Yijing teaches Yin first, Yang second. Practice Ask before you answer. Pause before you decide. Result:  Your words carry weight because they are rare and precise. 3) Use Structure to Create Freedom Yijing’s eight trigrams show that structure...