Simon Sinek Quotes

Integrity is not about being honest when we agree with each other; it is also about being honest when we disagree or, even more important, when we make mistakes or missteps.

Those who are able to inspire will create a following of people—supporters, voters, customers, workers—who act for the good of the whole not because they have to, but because they want to.

There are many ways to motivate people to do things, but loyalty comes from the ability to inspire people. Only when the WHY is clear and when people believe what you believe can a true loyal relationship develop.

difficult, I mean that manipulation rather than inspiration fast becomes the strategy of choice to motivate behavior. This is effective in the short term but comes at a high cost in the long term.

If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection. The problem is, for many of the overpaid leaders, we know that they took the money and perks and didn’t offer protection to their people. In some cases, they even sacrificed their people to protect or boost their own interests. This is what so viscerally offends us. We only accuse them of greed and excess when we feel they have violated the very definition of what it means to be a leader.

Energy motivates but charisma inspires.

It's a subtle irony that one of the best customer service companies in the country focuses on its employees before its customers.

The example starts to prove that people don't buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it. It's worth repeating: people don't buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.

The goal of a leader is to give no orders," Captain Marquet explains. "Leaders are to provide direction and intent and allow others to figure out what to do and how to get there.

Sea cual sea el resultado, tomamos decisiones basadas en una visión del mundo

When we feel like we belong we feel connected and we feel safe.

You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time," he said. And he'd be right. Laughing actually releases endorphins. They are released to mask the pain we're causing to ourselves as our organs are being convulsed.

leaders are not responsible for the results, leaders are responsible for the people who are responsible for the results.

If certain conditions are met and the people inside an organization feel safe among each other, they will work together to achieve things none of them could have ever achieved alone.

All great leaders have charisma because all great leaders have clarity of WHY; an undying belief in a purpose or cause bigger than themselves.