Are there circumstance, in which one has to stand out to take the responsibility, to do the right thing and thus shift to the grey area of 越权?

You also provided some “bad” examples of taking initiatives which leaves me to wonder: are we talking about the same “Taking Initiative”? Taking initiatives does not equal to lacking of professional judgments.

With good, justified intention, should one’s effort be recognized and appreciated, maybe not always, maybe not directly by the report-to boss? Through your years of being a manager, a leader, have you experienced or observed any positive examples of taking initiatives?

Please don’t stop here. We really need rolians who have moved to management level to share their experiences and insights. I have learned a lot from your post. Thank you.