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
Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.
We'd achieve more if we chase the dream instead of the competition.
What good is it to have a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work.
Vision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past.
The next time someone starts listing all the reasons an idea won't work or can't happen, ask them to give 3 reasons it can.
The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick.
A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.
It doesn't matter how much we know, it matters how clearly others can understand what we know.
Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.
For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing." It's not "innovation," it's "look at the problem from a different angle." Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea - we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.
Intelligence looks for what is known to solve problems. Creativity looks for what is unknown to discover possibilities.
Good leadership is always human. It takes time and energy. It is hard work. Which is why good leadership is so special when we find it.
We last longer if we compete against ourselves for the good of others instead of competing against others for the good of ourselves.
Our vision is only actionable if we share it. Without sharing, it’s just a figment of our imagination.