Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.
Simon SinekThe bad leaders are the ones that push hard so they can gain, who brow beat us so that they can receive the benefit of our hard work, not so we can enjoy the success
Simon SinekOur reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.
Simon SinekThe goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.
Simon SinekPeople have accused me of only working with good companies. No I don't. I work with some very dysfunctional companies or unbelievably dysfunctional organizations. The people that bring me in know what they're doing won't work for the future. They know they want to change and they want to change for the right reasons. They believe what I believe and that's why they called me.
Simon SinekMy sister made certain choices about the life she wanted. Those choices include a steady job, a husband and children. But balance and stability come at a cost. It is harder for her to be spontaneous. It is harder to just up and leave.
Simon SinekThere's only one why. You only have one why, and your why is fully formed by the time you're 17, 18 or 19years old, maybe even earlier. The rest of your life are simply opportunities to either live in or out of balance and the career choices we make and the decisions we make in our lives either put us in balance with our why, which makes us happy, fulfilled and inspired. Or it puts us out of our why, which makes us frustrated, stressed out and sometimes we fail.
Simon SinekWhen people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.
Simon SinekRemember to connect with people now and then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, and call a friend for no other reason than to say hi.
Simon SinekGood leadership is always human. It takes time and energy. It is hard work. Which is why good leadership is so special when we find it.
Simon SinekWhat I thought I developed all of those years ago was a pattern to understand communication.
Simon SinekGreat leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.
Simon SinekThe difference between those who do and those who don't is that those who don't believe it when they are told they can't.
Simon SinekDon't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.
Simon SinekThe 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."
Simon SinekWe all have the luxury of looking out for ourselves. Leaders also have the honor of looking out for others.
Simon SinekSuccess comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.
Simon SinekIt is only from the people I've had the good fortune to meet that I am learning the lessons to guide me. Baz Luhrmann, director of 'Moulin Rouge,' for example, has a childlike curiosity about the world. He doesn't pretend to know all the answers - quite the opposite, in fact. He asks loads of questions of everyone.
Simon SinekSpending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.
Simon SinekWhen we are in groups, when we are surrounded by people who believe what we believe, trust emerges and our very survival and progress goes up.
Simon SinekLike a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.
Simon SinekLeadership is not a rank or a position, it is a choice - a choice to look after the person to the left of us & the person to the right of us.
Simon SinekSystems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.
Simon SinekWe should all have an opportunity to feel a part of something not just have a part in something.
Simon SinekA poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.
Simon SinekOffer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge first and the money second.
Simon SinekNever opt for change simply to leave something you don't like. Change works best when you go toward something, even if it is the unknown.
Simon SinekWe live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives.
Simon SinekA boss who micromanages is like a coach who wants to get in the game. Leaders guide and support and then sit back to cheer from the sidelines.
Simon SinekStress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.
Simon SinekBeing driven is not the same as being passionate. Passion is a love for the journey. Drive is a need to reach the destination.
Simon SinekVision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past.
Simon SinekAny great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic.
Simon SinekLeadership is a choice. It's not a rank, it's a choice. I know many people who are at the top of their organization who have authority. We have to do what they say because they have authority over us. But they're not leaders. We wouldn't follow them. They may be at the top of the company but they're not leaders.
Simon SinekI 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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