Serving is leadership with the ego unplugged.

Take the need to be recognised out of leadership and what remains is service. That is not a smaller version of the job, it is the job with the distraction removed. Ego wants the role to do something for you, and unplugged you can actually see what the people in front of you need.

Do the next leadership thing you have without mentioning that you did it. Notice how much of the effort was going into being seen doing it. Whatever is left when that is gone is the part that was helping.