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Simon Sinek Quotes - Page 18

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Great communicators don't just hear the words. Great communicators hear the meaning behind the words

Great communicators don't just hear the words. Great communicators hear the meaning behind the words

Behinds, Communicators

When I was a kid, I was a bit of a space geek. I loved the space program and all things NASA. I would read books about our solar system; I had pictures of the Space Shuttle on my bedroom wall. And yes, I even went to Space Camp.

Wall, Book, Kids

"Look On The Bright Side" by Simon Sinek, www.askmen.com.

Leadership is not a rank or a position, it is a choice - a choice to look after the person to the left of us & the person to the right of us.

Choices, Looks, Position

Twitter post from Mar 06, 2014

A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results.

Effort, Boss, Want

Twitter post from Sep 20, 2012

It's better to do it than to talk about how perfect it could be.

Perfect

Twitter post from Mar 08, 2012

Good leadership is hard to measure on a daily basis which is why so many default to doing what's easy to measure instead.

Good Leadership, Easy, Default

Twitter post from May 07, 2015

Wal-Mart's size and scale is so vast they literally have the ability to change the face of the entire country. If Wal-Mart were to make a decision tomorrow to refuse to sell a single product made with partially hydrogenated oils, for example, we'd probably see rates from heart disease decline a few years later. That's how powerful Wal-Mart is.

Country, Powerful, Heart

All the great organizations in the world, all have a sense of why that organization does what it does.

Organization, Doe, World

A group of followers has strength because of its numbers. A following has power because of its beliefs.

Numbers, Groups, Followers

Twitter post from Jun 15, 2011

There are two kinds of experts: academic experts and practical experts. One is not better than the other, but they are very different, and each offers very different value.

Two, Experts, Different

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

When we have a clear sense of our destination, we can be flexible in the route we take to reach it.

Destination, Clear, Flexible

Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.

Leader, Lessons, Becoming

"The Paradoxes Of Leadership: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

There's nothing efficient about innovation.

Innovation, Efficient

The passion to change the world for the better is a more powerful force than defense to keep it the same.

Powerful, Passion, Defense

Twitter post from Feb 05, 2013

Organizations should say and do the things they ACTUALLY believe.

Believe, Organization, Should

People don't buy what you do; they buy what you stand for.

People, Marketing, Great Marketing

When I was in college, my school newspaper accepted an ad from a Holocaust revisionist organization. This would have been offensive on most college campuses across the country, but I went to a school with a very large Jewish population, so the ad, as you might expect, stirred absolute outrage.

Country, School, College

"Work Together: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

Leaders don't convince people to follow them. Leaders walk forward alone and those who want to go down their path decide to follow.

People, Leader, Want

Twitter post from Apr 16, 2010

Anyone who achieves any kind of success, however you want to define it, sometimes can't let go of it.

Letting Go, Want, Kind

"Live For The Future: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

It is only from the people I've had the good fortune to meet that I am learning the lessons to guide me. Baz Luhrmann, director of 'Moulin Rouge,' for example, has a childlike curiosity about the world. He doesn't pretend to know all the answers - quite the opposite, in fact. He asks loads of questions of everyone.

Opposites, People, Curiosity

"Remember Why You Started: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

Pilots have their names painted just beneath the canopy of their aircraft. This gives the pilot a sense of ownership for his or her jet. What's more, like cars, each aircraft has its own personality, so it's important for a pilot to get to know and love his aircraft.

Names, Giving, Car

"Teamwork: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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.

People, Entrepreneur, Trying

Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.

Humility, Leader, Needs

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

The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you're studying, they always fit neatly across the standard deviations of the famous bell curve.

Curves, People, Population

When we are selective about doing business only with those who believe in our WHY, trust emerges.

Believe, Selective

Simon Sinek (2009). “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”, p.62, Penguin

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