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 responsibility of leadership is not taken, it is given. Only when others choose to follow us can we truly lead.
True love exists in business. It's when Employee and Employer are amazingly grateful to have each other. We should all have true love at work.
We should all have an opportunity to feel a part of something not just have a part in something.
Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.
Vision is a destination - a fixed point to which we focus all effort. Strategy is a route - an adaptable path to get us where we want to go.
Good marketing offers us a view of the world. Bad marketing offers us a product to buy.
Progress and innovation happen when you set unrealistic goals.
It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.
A group of followers has strength because of its numbers. A following has power because of its beliefs.
Every company knows what they do Some know how they do it Very few know why
The value of networking is not measured by the number of people we meet but by the number of people we introduce to others.
If a movement is to have an impact it must belong to those who join it, not those who lead it.
Remaining calm in times of desperation makes way for opportunity.
Leadership is not achieved by an individual. Leadership is bestowed by the group.