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 irony is that the best thing we can do is, well one option, is to quit job we don't like. You don't always have to quit, and quite frankly, option two is to try to help others solve the problem that you are struggling with.
A great leader will never sacrifice the people for the numbers.
We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.
Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies.
Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm.
A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.
Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.
I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.
The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.
If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.
Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world.
Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury that only a few lucky ones are able to find.
We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.