Simon Sinek (Focus on long term success)

Simon O. Sinek (born October 9, 1973) is 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".

Simon Sinek explores how leaders can inspire cooperation, trust and change. He's the author of the classic "Start With Why"; his latest book is "Leaders Eat Last.

Simon Sinek Quotes

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

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A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

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When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

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When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.

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A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders.

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Focus on long term success but be willing to make short term adjustments to get there

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What you do is proof of what you believe.

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Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action!

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Words may inspire but only action creates change.

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Being driven is not the same as being passionate. Passion is a love for the journey. Drive is a need to reach the destination.

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When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.

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Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.

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The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.

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Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more

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There's nothing efficient about innovation.

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A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.

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It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

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There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.

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There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.

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Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

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Achievement happens when we pursue and attain what we want. Success comes when we are in clear pursuit of Why we want it.

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And it's those who start with why, that have the ability to inspire those around them or find others who inspire them.

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When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance.

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Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.

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The cost of leadership is self-interest.

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Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.

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When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.

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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.

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Because a true sense of purpose is deeply emotional, it serves as a compass to guide us to act in a way completely consistent with our values and beliefs. Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic.

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Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on.

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