Quote

There are leaders, and there are those who lead.

Simon Sinek

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Simon Sinek
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 9
Author
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Simon O. Sinek
Simon Oliver Sinek
Leaders
Lead
Leader

More quotes by Simon Sinek

Image
One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.
Simon Sinek
Image
If everything goes right, we get a good experience. If everything goes wrong, we get a good story.
Simon Sinek
Image
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.
Simon Sinek
Image
Leadership is a choice to protect the person to the left of us, and protect the person to the right of us, and sometimes that may come at a cost. It may cost us our benefits, it may cost us our comfort, it may sometimes cost us our perks, whatever it is, credit.
Simon Sinek
Image
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.
Simon Sinek
Image
What I understand about this concept of why is that it functions exactly the same way as parenting or exercise or any of these things we claim to invest in.
Simon Sinek
Image
The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm.
Simon Sinek
Image
We call them leaders because they go first, because they take the risk before anybody else does, because they will choose to sacrifice so their people will be safe and protected.
Simon Sinek
Image
Some in management positions operate as if they are in a tree of monkeys. They make sure that everyone at the top of the tree looking down sees only smiles. But all too often, those at the bottom looking up see only asses.
Simon Sinek
Image
All these companies that grew to any sizable proportions were all founded with a belief or a cause bigger than their products or services. It was their products or services that helped them bring that cause to life.
Simon Sinek
Image
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.
Simon Sinek
Image
Leaders, whatever the size of their organizations, are those willing to put the interests of other people before their own.
Simon Sinek
Image
Trust is maintained when values and beliefs are actively managed. If companies do not actively work to keep clarity, discipline and consistency in balance, then trust starts to break down.
Simon Sinek
Image
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.
Simon Sinek
Image
Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going.
Simon Sinek
Image
Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.
Simon Sinek
Image
Happy employees ensure happy customers. And happy customers ensure happy shareholders—in that order.
Simon Sinek
Image
I never wanted to be a public speaker.
Simon Sinek
Image
Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail. We very often confuse personality with leadership. In other words, leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person.
Simon Sinek
Image
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.
Simon Sinek