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
A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders.
Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action!
When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.
Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.
A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.
Authenticity is about imperfection. And authenticity is a very human quality. To be authentic is to be at peace with your imperfections. The great leaders are not the strongest, they are the ones who are honest about their weaknesses. The great leaders are not the smartest; they are the ones who admit how much they don't know. The great leaders can't do everything; they are the ones who look to others to help them. Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.
A leader's job is not to do the work for others; it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.
Whether individuals or organisations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves.
If no one ever broke the rules, then we'd never advance.
I use Apple because they're easy to understand and everybody gets it.
Some would argue that you're as successful as the company you keep. Certainly there is a connection between our friends and who we are.
There is a difference between vulnerability and telling people everything about yourself. Vulnerability is a feeling. Telling everyone about yourself is just facts and details.
I know there's a difference between being successful and feeling successful. And if you ask me if I feel successful, the honest answer is 'not yet.'
A sour corporate culture can actually make an entire society unhappy. This means that a strong corporate culture can have a positive impact on a society.