Simon Sinek Quotes
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And when a leader embraces their responsibility to care for people instead of caring for numbers, then people will follow, solve problems and see to it that that leader’s vision comes to life the right way, a stable way and not the expedient way.
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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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Disney is one of the best hotel companies in the world. Yet they have never and will never open a casino on the Vegas strip.
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What I'm doing is obeying the law of diffusion of innovations.
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Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens.
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All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year.
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No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.
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I go into every meeting, into every room and for every speech understanding the standard deviation, the Bell Curve. I know there are about 10-15 percent of people in the room, who say, "I've been trying to say this for years. Finally. I agree. Yes, yes, yes." I know there are about 15 percent of the people in the room who think I'm an idiot, who think I don't know what I'm talking about, who think I'm naive or I have oversimplified everything. The majority who are open to the ideal.
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Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.
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The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.
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The passion to change the world for the better is a more powerful force than defense to keep it the same.
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The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank.
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The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations.
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I think most people are inherently interested in how their brain works, in what makes them tick.
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Being driven is not the same as being passionate. Passion is a love for the journey. Drive is a need to reach the destination.
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People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it and what you do simply proves what you believe.
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Spending time with the military certainly lends itself to some remarkable experiences, and I've been privileged to have had my share.
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The ones who show up to take, they show up and say, "Hi. My name is Steve. I'm an expert in this and I've studied this and I've worked with these clients." On every single power point presentation, it has their email, their Twitter handle and their Facebook account, so you can follow them. At the end, they tell you, "Please follow me." When you ask them a question, they say, "Well, I could tell you the answer, but you should really just read my book."
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Disney is beloved again. They can now attract the talent again and they can hold onto the talent again. People trust them again. It's all return since they went back to the why.
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Confidence is believing in yourself. Arrogance is telling others youre better than they are. Confidence inspires. Arrogance destroys.
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Most people think leadership is about being in charge. Most people think leadership is about having all the answers and being the most intelligent person or the most qualified person in the room. The irony is that it is the complete opposite. Leadership is about empowering others to achieve things they did not think possible. Leadership is about pointing in the direction, articulating a vision of the world that does not yet exist. Then asking help from others to insure that vision happens.
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Our vision is only actionable if we share it. Without sharing, it’s just a figment of our imagination.
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Leadership is like parenting.
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Good marketing speaks to human beings - the way human beings understand and take in information.