Simon Sinek Quotes
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Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.
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Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves.
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We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.
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Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.
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Value is a perception not a calculation. Value is something people feel, not something we tell them they get
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Trust has two dimensions: competence and integrity. We will forgive mistakes of competence. Mistakes of integrity are harder to overcome.
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Those who lead inspire us Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to but because we want to.
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The courage of leadership is giving others the chance to succeed even though you bear the responsibility for getting things done.
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It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.
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Offer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge first and the money second.
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Fight against something and you focus on the thing you hate. Fight for something and you focus on the thing you love.
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It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.
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It's better to have a great team than a team of greats.
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How can you help the human race progress?
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Most organizations only focus on WHAT they do and HOW they do it - tactics and strategies - and they aren't even aware that this thing called the WHY exists. Focusing on only two pieces of a three piece puzzle leaves an organization, or a career, inherently out of balance. Being out of balance, only operating on two of the three pieces, shows up in different ways - increased stress, loss of passion, obsession with what your competition is doing, being forced to play the price game, trouble differentiating. These are all signs that the WHY is missing.
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Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
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Givers advance the world. Takers advance themselves and hold the world back
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You have to have a patience for exercise. You have to have a patience for college. You have to have a patience for relationships. Once the momentum gets going it takes on a life all of its own.
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No matter when or where, always bring your 'A' game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.
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Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
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I was never a writer.
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We think leadership is about rank and power, but better to think of leadership as the responsibility for other human beings. That leadership and rank may not go together. So it manifests in this remarkable way.
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Instead of showing up to let everyone know how great we are, show up to find out how great everyone else is.
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You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us.