The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick.
Simon SinekQuality 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.
Simon SinekGreat companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something bigger than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you’ll be stuck with whoever’s left.
Simon SinekA parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence.
Simon SinekCorporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse.
Simon SinekLeave America and you'll find that the consumers in many other countries enjoy watching advertising. Not because the products are better, but because the ads are produced to be entertaining. Sometimes they are funny. Sometimes they are dramatic. Sometimes they are just beautiful.
Simon SinekWhen we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.
Simon SinekStarbucks was founded around the experience and the environment of their stores. Starbucks was about a space with comfortable chairs, lots of power outlets, tables and desks at which we could work and the option to spend as much time in their stores as we wanted without any pressure to buy. The coffee was incidental.
Simon SinekA star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.
Simon SinekIdeas are like dreams; they will disappear unless we record them. Write a book, a blog, build a company, anything that makes the ideas real.
Simon SinekGive someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better.
Simon SinekLeaders, whatever the size of their organizations, are those willing to put the interests of other people before their own.
Simon SinekI put messages out there that start with why and they talk about what I believe. They go on to demonstrate and give examples. If it resonates with others, those with whom it resonates will share it with their friends and say, "This inspired me. You should watch it. You should read this."
Simon SinekDisney 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.
Simon SinekNotoriously outspoken, his sentences always punctuated with profanities, General George S. Patton was the epitome of what a leader should be like - or so he thought. Patton believed a leader should look and act tough, so he cultivated his image and his personality to match his philosophy.
Simon SinekI have to have an impact. That's what drives me to practice to make sure my words are clear and my stories are compelling. Right. Because it matters.
Simon SinekProfit isn't a purpose, it's a result. To have purpose means the things we do are of real value to others.
Simon SinekAny parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them.
Simon SinekHire people inspired to achieve something big over people who demand something big before they feel inspired.
Simon SinekThe goal is not simply to 'work hard, play hard.' The goal is to make our work and our play indistinguishab le.
Simon SinekThe responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can thrive.
Simon SinekIf you talk about what you believe, you will attract those who believe what you believe.
Simon SinekIf you care, do something. If you don't care, please stay out of the way of those who do.
Simon SinekTruly effective and inspiring leaders aren’t actually driven to lead people; they are driven to serve them.
Simon SinekPutting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of help to anyone else.
Simon SinekThe leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.
Simon SinekLeaders don’t complain about what’s not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.
Simon SinekWhen my books came out, they started selling but they started selling at a relatively consistent but low pace. And they started to pick up the pace.
Simon SinekWhen you show up to speak publically, you have to show up to give. You always know the ones who do and the ones who don't.
Simon SinekIf you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.
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