Simon Sinek Quotes.
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.
Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care.
If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start.
My concern is that we live in an economy in which stabbing someone and waiting for them to complain before we remove the knife has become the normal way of doing business. When did we lose sight of the fact that it’s not nice to stab people in the first place?
At the end of the day, humans are social animals and we are at our best when we get to do things with others who appreciate and enjoy what we enjoy. It’s what keeps us human.
Listening is not understanding the words of the question asked, listening is understanding why the question was asked in the first place.
Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.
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.
Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn’t be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process.
Sometimes we give too much too soon. Sometimes we hold back for too long. This is our beautiful dance. Our imperfect dance. This is the dance that makes us human.
Spending too much time focused on others’ strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.
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.
If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you.
When you explain to people what you’re trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it’s just for that short time you’re on the phone.
All the great organizations in the world, all have a sense of why that organization does what it does.
Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.
