～につながる･結果として～に導く

lead to ....

Mistakes will lead to success.

Eating too much fast food can lead to serious health problems.

Smoking could lead to heart disease.

One problem often lead to more problems.

Requiring excess overtime can lead to lower productivity as employees become tried and less alert.

That leads to my next point.

That led to our common interest in organic farming.

excess　/ɪk'ses/　adj)超過の　n)超過･過剰

alert   /ə'lɜːrt/　adj)油断のない･警戒して、機敏な･活発な