Jack leads by example; however, that is not his first inclination. When readers first meet Jack Ryan, he is an intelligence analyst through and through. He's extremely intelligent, but he's quiet and isn't likely to command a room like Greer. Ryan is perfectly content sitting behind a desk and analyzing reports for his boss. Of course Ryan begins to change as events of the novel push him toward taking a more active role in bringing Ramius and the the Red October safely into the United States. Ryan may give people orders and/or advice in the novel, but that's not how he leads, and that's not why people follow him. People are led by Ryan because they are following his lead. He's willing to go out and meet Ramius on the submarine. Ryan is willing to take the risks upon himself instead of putting those risks on somebody else. That garners Ryan a lot of respect from many characters in the book, and it garners him a lot of respect from the military characters. Ryan leads from the front despite his aversion to being in the spotlight.
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