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
Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more
Those who lead inspire us Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to but because we want to.
One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.
There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.
Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.
Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.
There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.
Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.
Words may inspire but only action creates change.
The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.
Because a true sense of purpose is deeply emotional, it serves as a compass to guide us to act in a way completely consistent with our values and beliefs. Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic.
Leaders are the ones who have the courage to go first, to put themselves at personal risk to open a path for others to follow.
When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.
The responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can thrive.