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
It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.
The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you'll find the rest of the journey much easier.
And it's those who start with why, that have the ability to inspire those around them or find others who inspire them.
There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or influence. Those who lead inspire us.
Those in pursuit of Why are inspired to do what is right. Those in pursuit of What are driven to do what is easy.
Most politicians are not authentic.
Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.