Simon Sinek Quotes
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In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we.
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If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection. The problem is, for many of the overpaid leaders, we know that they took the money and perks and didn’t offer protection to their people. In some cases, they even sacrificed their people to protect or boost their own interests. This is what so viscerally offends us. We only accuse them of greed and excess when we feel they have violated the very definition of what it means to be a leader.
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I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.
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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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Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.
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Remaining calm in times of desperation makes way for opportunity.
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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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If you don't understand people, you don't understand business.
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A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.
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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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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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Those who fear the new are the ones who have mastered the old.
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Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don't think we can achieve something beyond what we're qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams?
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Republicans are completely befuddled by Obama's 'star power' and don't seem to have a clear or effective strategy to compete.
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The more you inspire, the more people will inspire you.
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I'm pretty confident the why works now. When it first began, somebody said to me: "Will this work in big business?" I said, "I don't know. Let's try." Somebody said will this work in entrepreneurs, relationships or government and military. I said, "I don't know. Let's try." I kept applying the scientific method. I had a theory. I kept applying that theory, looking for opportunities to fail and it kept working.
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Progress and innovation happen when you set unrealistic goals.
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The future is only scary if we try to avoid it.
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I never imagined I'd write a book.
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Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.
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Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens.
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A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders.
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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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The responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can thrive.