Simon Sinek Quotes
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Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.
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It's better to have a great team than a team of greats.
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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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When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance.
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We should never let reality interfere with our dreams. Reality can't see what we can see.
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Our reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.
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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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I'm simply following the journey.
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Sometimes spending time with someone who is perceived as 'successful' can make us feel less successful.
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If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.
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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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Work with people who believe what you believe.
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I'm interested in the left side of the Bell Curve.
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It's important to slow down, every now and then, for no other reason than to call someone to say 'Hi.' It doesn't have to be a long conversation. Just calling out of the blue does more to let someone know you still care about them than nearly anything else.
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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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The best ideas are the honest ones. Ones born out of personal experience. Ones that originated to help a few but ended up helping many.
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What we do for others has a direct impact on how we feel about ourselves.
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A company and leaders of the company have the responsibility of the precious lives of all the human beings that work there.
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Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.
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Intelligence looks for what is known to solve problems. Creativity looks for what is unknown to discover possibilities.
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There is a difference between offering a service and being willing to serve. They may both include giving but only one is generous.
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The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick.
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The responsibility of the company is to help the people, grow as people. If we can do that, then the company will grow as a company.
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If I walk into a room of 500 people, my standard is, if I can't give 400 or 450 of you something, a language or a new way of seeing something, then I have failed. If I get 100 of you, I am a failure. I have to get a majority.