Another similar story that went around HN a year ago: http://thesash.me/wash-the-dishes-when-nobody-else-will http://thesash.me/wash-the-dishes-when-nobody-else

Another similar story that went around HN a year ago: http://thesash.me/wash-the-dishes-when-nobody-else-will http://thesash.me/wash-the-dishes-when-nobody-else-will and http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2193330 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2193330 The meat of the post (very similar to this article actually): One day, I walked by the kitchen and saw Cary washing the dishes. “Huh” I thought, “The CEO is pitching in. Cool.” I figured it must have been his turn or something, and sort of forgot about it. A week or so passed, and then it happened again. The kitchen became a ginormous mess, and then one day, there’s Cary, washing dishes. Then it happened again, and again. Each time, he’d look up, and nod, then go back to scrubbing dishes. One day, I walked by the kitchen and noticed it was a huge mess. So I washed the dishes. Being the CEO of the company isn’t about power, authority, or glamour, it’s about washing the dishes when nobody else will. Be the CEO of the company. Take responsibility for things that other people ignore. That’s the definition of leadership, and if you make a habit of it, pretty soon you'll be inspiring the people around you to do the same.