Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek
Simon O. Sinekis an author, speaker, and consultant who writes on leadership and management. He joined the RAND Corporation in 2010 as an adjunct staff member, where he advises on matters of military innovation and planning. He is known for popularizing the concepts of "the golden circle" and to "Start With Why", described by TED as "a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?"'. Sinek's first TEDx Talk on "How...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth9 October 1973
The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick.
We become leaders when we accept the responsibility to protect those in our care.
Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.
The only time I waste is time I spend doing something that, in my gut, I know I shouldn't. If I choose to spend time playing video games or sleeping in, then it's time well spent, because I chose to do it. I did it for a reason - to relax, to decompress or to feel good, and that was what I wanted to do.
Your work is your own private megaphone to tell the world what you believe.
We are only in charge when we are willing to let others take charge.
Pushing yourself to be the best is unsustainable. Simply push yourself to be better than the day before.
A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.
Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.
Let us not attack those who disagree. Let us defend those who follow.
Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world.
Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies.
We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.
More often than not when we do not like our work, it's not necessarily because of the work itself. But more often because of the people we work with and more importantly because of the lack of leadership. It is amazing how inspired and motivated we can be when we like the people and when we feel like we show up to work because our leaders care about our wellbeing. It is kind of incredible actually.