Simon Sinek Quotes
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The future is only scary if we try to avoid it.
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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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A leader should not take credit when things go right if they are not willing to accept responsibility when things go wrong.
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Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.
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When a leader makes the choice to put the safety and lives of the people inside the organization first, to sacrifice their comforts and sacrifice the tangible results, so that the people remain and feel safe and feel like they belong, remarkable things happen.
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I never set out to do the things I'm doing now.
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More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.
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Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action!
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If somebody wants to learn their why, either you help them or send them over to their course. All of this stuff helps.
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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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When we accept the fact that we can't do everything, we are more willing to ask for and accept help when we do anything.
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Leadership is like parenting.
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A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.
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Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens.
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Most years, if you were to ask me how much I make, the genuine answer is that I have no clue. I usually find out the answer to that question once a year, at tax time, when my accountant tells me.
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Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail. We very often confuse personality with leadership. In other words, leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person.
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The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.
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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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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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It's better to have a great team than a team of greats.
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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 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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Our survival depends on our ability to form trusting relationships.
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A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.