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
Putting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of help to anyone else.
Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their journey, even if the possibility of loss exists.
Leadership isn't answering the questions others ask. Leadership is asking others to answer their own questions.
When we have a clear sense of our destination, we can be flexible in the route we take to reach it.
We should always choose to work with people we love. They are the ones who will watch our back and our future.
Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.
Great communicators don't just hear the words. Great communicators hear the meaning behind the words
A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.
Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.
It's ok if others share our ideas as long as they build upon them. It's called progress.
We don't learn much when everything goes right. We learn the most when things go wrong.
New ideas need audiences like flowers need bees. No matter how bright and colorful, they will die unless others work to spread them
Our goals should serve as markers, measurements of the progress we make in pursuit of something greater than ourselves.
We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.