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Simon Sinek Quotes - Page 17

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If you're looking for a New York Times best-seller, I may or may not give you that.

If you're looking for a New York Times best-seller, I may or may not give you that.

New York, Giving, May

Source: advisor.tv

Those who lead inspire us Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to but because we want to.

Organization, Inspire, Want

Simon Sinek (2009). “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”, p.7, Penguin

What is a company that believes in good, clean family entertainment doing making R-rated pictures.

Believe, Entertainment, Clean

Source: advisor.tv

The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when.

Strong, Giving, Feelings

"True Friendship: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

The responsibility of leadership is not taken, it is given. Only when others choose to follow us can we truly lead.

Taken, Responsibility, Given

Twitter post from Jul 28, 2011

TiVo and other digital recording devices have confounded advertisers. The ad industry sees the technology as a threat to their product.

Technology, Digital, Threat

"The Ad Industry Needs More Accountability" by Simon Sinek, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 4, 2010.

Work hard to seem infallible and others will work to find our flaws. Admit our shortcomings and others will work to help us be infallible.

Work, Admitting, Helping

FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Sep 16, 2015

We must be clear about where we’re going if we want anyone to help us get there.

Want, Helping, Clear

Twitter post from Oct 04, 2011

Most years, if you were to ask me how much I make, the genuine answer is that I have no clue. I usually find out the answer to that question once a year, at tax time, when my accountant tells me.

Years, Answers, Clue

"Measure Success: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return.

War, Loss, Pilots

"Look Forward: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

All the perks, all the benefits and advantages you may get for the rank or position you hold, they aren’t meant for you. They are meant for the role you fill. And when you leave your role, which eventually you will, they will give the ceramic cup to the person who replaces you. Because you only ever deserved a Styrofoam cup.

Giving, Ceramics, Roles

Simon Sinek (2014). “Leaders Eat Last Deluxe: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't”, p.68, Penguin

The true value of networking doesn't come from how many people we can meet but rather how many people we can introduce to others.

People, Networking, Introducing

Twitter post from Oct 24, 2013

The single best machine to measure trust is a human being. We haven't figured out a metric that works better than our own sort of, like, 'There's something fishy about you.'

Machines, Metrics, Fishy

In this age of omniconnectedness, words like 'network,' 'community' and even 'friends' no longer mean what they used to. Networks don't exist on LinkedIn. A community is not something that happens on a blog or on Twitter. And a friend is more than someone whose online status you check.

Mean, Community, Age

"True Friendship: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we.

Country, War, America

"Could Haiti Become A Terrorist Haven? Only America Can Decide" by Simon Sinek, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 22, 2010.

I never imagined working with CEOs, congressmen or the military, yet I make regular visits to the Pentagon, stop by the Capitol now and then and sit down with leaders of all kinds of companies.

Military, Leader, Kind

"The Why: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

Leadership is not communicating what we need. Leadership is communicating what we can contribute.

Needs, Communicate

FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Aug 05, 2015

If you care, do something. If you don't care, please stay out of the way of those who do.

Care, Way, Please

Twitter post from Mar 29, 2011

Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves.

Entrepreneur, Experts, Purpose

"Two Types of Experts" by Simon Sinek, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much.

Writing, Flying, Made

Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them.

Soccer, School, Kids

"Making Sacrifices". www.askmen.com.

Starbucks was founded around the experience and the environment of their stores. Starbucks was about a space with comfortable chairs, lots of power outlets, tables and desks at which we could work and the option to spend as much time in their stores as we wanted without any pressure to buy. The coffee was incidental.

Coffee, Space, Tables

"Blinded By Their Own Product: Starbucks Is Losing Its Buzz" by Simon Sinek, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 14, 2010.

Our courage comes from the courage of others.

Twitter post from Jun 23, 2014

I think most people are inherently interested in how their brain works, in what makes them tick.

Thinking, People, Brain

Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.

Essentials, Systems And Processes, Should

FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Nov 03, 2016

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