Simon Sinek Quotes
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A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results.
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A movement only exists when people are inspired to move, to do something, to make the cause their own.
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For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing." It's not "innovation," it's "look at the problem from a different angle." Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea - we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.
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We should all have an opportunity to feel a part of something not just have a part in something.
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Pure pragmatism can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.
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I'm investing in myself, I'm investing in others and I'm investing in my cause. I know if I persist it will pay back in dividends and it always does.
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Work requires effort. Things we love to do feel effortless. Only do the things you love and you'll never have to work again.
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We don’t do business with companies. We do business with people.
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The big picture doesn't just come from distance; it also comes from time.
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The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.
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True love exists in business. It's when Employee and Employer are amazingly grateful to have each other. We should all have true love at work.
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TiVo and other digital recording devices have confounded advertisers. The ad industry sees the technology as a threat to their product.
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I've been dogmatic to use myself as a case study.
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If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you.
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I'm very prescriptive about who I work with. I'm very clear about what I believe. If they believe what I believe I will work with them. If they say things like, "Convince me we should do this." I walk away.
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It's the discipline to understand that the things that might make you rich or things might make you famous are sometimes worth pursuing and sometimes are not.
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If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.
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We should always choose to work with people we love. They are the ones who will watch our back and our future.
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Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.
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Progress is more important than perfection.
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Average companies give their people something to work on. The most innovative organizations give their people something to work toward.
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In this age of omniconnectedness, words like 'network,' 'community' and even 'friends' no longer mean what they used to. Networks don't exist on LinkedIn. A community is not something that happens on a blog or on Twitter. And a friend is more than someone whose online status you check.
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All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year. Those who forget WHY they were founded show up to the race every day to outdo someone else instead of to outdo themselves. The pursuit, for those who lose sight of WHY they are running the race, is for the medal or to beat someone else.
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It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.