# Commentary 9: leading through conduct: summary

Connects household and wider governance and asks for consistency between commands and personal conduct.

https://sakimyto.com/en/classics/great-learning/chapter-10-commentary-9-leading-through-conduct

## Source and summary

[Zhu Xi’s Great Learning chapters · Commentary 9: leading through conduct](https://zh.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%9B%9B%E6%9B%B8%E7%AB%A0%E5%8F%A5%E9%9B%86%E8%A8%BB/%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E7%AB%A0%E5%8F%A5&oldid=2647788)

> 所謂治國必先齊其家者：其家不可教，而能教人者，無之。故君子不出家，而成教於國。孝者，所以事君也；弟者，所以事長也；慈者，所以使衆也。《康誥》曰：「如保赤子。」心誠求之，雖不中、不遠…

Connects household and wider governance and asks for consistency between commands and personal conduct.

## Editorial interpretation

The example below adapts this chapter’s questions to modern work. Evaluate it against the actual purpose and conditions; ancient politics, warfare or ethics do not establish business results.

## Business application

Apply the procedures you require to yourself and explain the conditions and reasons for exceptions.

1. Choose one relevant case and record its objective, available resources, verified facts and unknowns.
2. Compare options using this chapter’s perspective; choose a limited trial, owner, deadline and a measure to assess the result.

Deliverable: A comparison using commentary 9: leading through conduct, with conditions for acting or declining.

## Limits

The summary selects main points rather than translating every sentence. The example is not a demonstrated business method; check it against stakeholders’ conditions and actual evidence.

## Validation question

How does this chapter’s perspective change the selected option or priority, and what further evidence could change the decision?

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