Simon Sinek Quotes
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Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.
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Leaders don’t complain about what’s not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.
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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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Changing the world takes more than everything any one person knows, but not more than we know together.
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It's better to have a great team than a team of greats.
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Too many people write books as a calling card.
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Remember to connect with people now and then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, and call a friend for no other reason than to say hi.
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The concept of why is already in the vernacular. It is now a noun. "That company doesn't know their why." "They need to learn their why." "That politician needs to understand his why." We talk about it as a noun. That never existed prior to 2009. That never existed prior to 2006 when I first started articulating it. This is the most amazing thing to me. It has now become a concept. It's part of the way we think about businesses and transactions and decisions.
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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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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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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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True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts.
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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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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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Work with people who believe what you believe.
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We invest in things like the future, like our children, like education. In other words, we invest in things that we understand we will not see an immediate return of investment but everybody knows it will have a positive impact and you can easily measure it over the course of time. Your why is exactly the same thing.
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Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process.
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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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Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey.
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You are authentic when everything you say and everything you do you ACTUALLY believe.
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If you're looking for a New York Times best-seller, I may or may not give you that.
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Stories are our attempts to share our values & beliefs with the hopes that we may attract those who believe what we believe. This is the basis of forming a trusting relationship. Story telling, therefor, is only worthwhile when it tells what you stand for, not what you do.
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Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.
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Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.