Authors:

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Simon Sinek Quotes - Page 14

All Quotes Acceptance Balance Belief Challenges Children Choices College Communication Competition Country Culture Desire Discipline Effort Energy Exercise Failing Feelings Focus Giving Growing Up Hard Work Heart Helping Others Home Innovation Inspirational Irony Journey Leadership Listening Loss Management Marketing Military Motivational Opportunity Optimism Passion Personality Progress Purpose Quality Quitting Reality Responsibility Risk Running Sacrifice Self Confidence Strategy Stress Struggle Study Team Trust Understanding Values Vision Waiting War Winning Writing

The most effective leaders are actually better at guarding against danger when they acknowledge it that it exists. Cowards, in contrast, cling to the hope that failure will never happen and may be sloppy in the face of

The most effective leaders are actually better at guarding against danger when they acknowledge it that it exists. Cowards, in contrast, cling to the hope that failure will never happen and may be sloppy in the face of danger - not because they don't acknowledge that it exists, but because they are just too afraid of it to look it in the eye.

Eye, Leader, Coward

"Failure Is An Option: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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.

Jobs, Struggle, Helping Others

"Why Leaders Should Always Eat Last – Simon Sinek Interview". Interview With Dan Schawbel, www.quickbase.com. February 19, 2014.

The worst leaders are the once that think they have to know as much or more than the people who work with them. The best leaders are the once who know that their employees know hell of a lot more than what they know and willing to admit it whilst expressing the value of their employees.

Thinking, People, Leader

You have to be careful what you think you know.

Thinking, Be Careful, You Think You Know

Simon Sinek (2009). “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”, p.19, Penguin

My sister made certain choices about the life she wanted. Those choices include a steady job, a husband and children. But balance and stability come at a cost. It is harder for her to be spontaneous. It is harder to just up and leave.

Jobs, Children, Husband

"Making Sacrifices". www.askmen.com.

I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.

Humble, Pie, Appreciate

"Humble Pie: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

Notoriously outspoken, his sentences always punctuated with profanities, General George S. Patton was the epitome of what a leader should be like - or so he thought. Patton believed a leader should look and act tough, so he cultivated his image and his personality to match his philosophy.

Philosophy, Personality, Leader

"Don't Be So Tough: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

It is a luxury to put our interests first. It is an honor to put the interests of others before our own.

Kindness, Luxury, Honor

Twitter post from Oct 30, 2013

The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.

Important, Desire, Like You

"Fitting In: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason?

Running, Unique, Two

"A Warning To Kraft Foods: Eat Cadbury’s And You’ll Get Indigestion" by Simon Sinek, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2010.

It is like when a player has a slump, we do not trade them, we coach them. It is the same with our employees. The best leaders come to the aid of their people, whose performance is down. Not come down harder on them.

Player, People, Leader

"Why Leaders Should Always Eat Last – Simon Sinek Interview". Interview With Dan Schawbel, www.quickbase.com. February 19, 2014.

All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year. Those who forget WHY they were founded show up to the race every day to outdo someone else instead of to outdo themselves. The pursuit, for those who lose sight of WHY they are running the race, is for the medal or to beat someone else.

Running, Race, Sight

Simon Sinek (2009). “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”, p.224, Penguin

I don't care about convincing the people who think I'm naive or an idiot.

Thinking, People, Care

Source: advisor.tv

Courage isn't inside; it's external. It comes from someone else telling you they believe in you.

Believe, Believe In You

I'm very prescriptive about who I work with. I'm very clear about what I believe. If they believe what I believe I will work with them. If they say things like, "Convince me we should do this." I walk away.

Believe, Should, Clear

Source: www.meetadvisors.com

It's ok if others share our ideas as long as they build upon them. It's called progress.

Ideas, Long, Progress

FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Apr 20, 2015

It's better to have a great team than a team of greats.

Team, Great Team

Twitter post from Jun 29, 2009

True strength is the courage to admit our weaknesses.

Strength, Being Strong, Courage

Twitter post from Apr 25, 2012

A true friend is someone with whom protocol is no longer necessary.

True Friend, Protocol, True Friend Is

Twitter post from Mar 26, 2011

Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.

Mother, People, Doe

"How To Spend Your Time: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win.

Winning, Organization, Ideas

Every company knows what they do Some know how they do it Very few know why

Company, Know How, Knows

If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot.

Average, Care, Matter

If you look at the average age of a company on the Dow Jones index, it's something like 35 years or younger. In other words... success is no indication of longevity.

Average, Years, Looks

The value of networking is not measured by the number of people we meet but by the number of people we introduce to others.

Numbers, People, Networking

Twitter post from Oct 21, 2013

You May Also Like: