Simon Sinek Quotes
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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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Ideas are like dreams; they will disappear unless we record them. Write a book, a blog, build a company, anything that makes the ideas real.
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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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A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.
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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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Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.
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Trust is maintained when values and beliefs are actively managed. If companies do not actively work to keep clarity, discipline and consistency in balance, then trust starts to break down.
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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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Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.
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Academic experts may not be good at doing what they are experts in themselves, but they are good at explaining the subject matter to others. They write books, teach courses and offer lessons and give steps others can follow.
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Leadership isn't answering the questions others ask. Leadership is asking others to answer their own questions.
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I never imagined I'd write a book.
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In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others.
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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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When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.
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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.
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Leadership is like parenting.
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I never imagined I'd be working with government, or military or politicians or big companies. None of this stuff I'm doing was on any business plan anywhere ever.
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Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.
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Customers will never love a company until its employees love it first.
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WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?
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I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.
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Time and energy. Those are the most valuable sacrifices leaders can make.
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Average companies give their people something to work on. The most innovative organizations give their people something to work toward.