Simon Oliver Sinek (born 9th October 1973) is a British-American author and inspirational speaker. He is the author of five books, including Start with why (2009) and [[The infinite game]] (2019). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Sinek ## Notes - [[Addressing a huge mindset problem]] - [[All times are uncertain]] - [[Connection in the remote work era]] - [[How you're confusing purpose with insecurity]] - [[Learning from Toyota]] - [[Leadership explained in 5 minutes]] - [[Why good leaders make you feel safe]] - [[Hitting and missing goals]] ## Quotes - [[Because they would have done it for me]] - [[Be the leader you wish you had]] - [[Be the stupidest person in the room]] - [[Circle of safety]] - [[Embrace uncertainty and find opportunity in surprise]] - [[Every single time, ethical fading happens because of poor leadership, and it can be reversed with good leadership.]] - [[Great leaders would never sacrifice the people to save the numbers]] - [[How unethical behaviour spreads]] - [[If we were good at everything, we wouldn't need the team - we'd just need ourselves]] - [[If you got the environment right, everyone of use has the capacity to do these remarkable things and more importantly, others have that capacity too]] - [[In big companies, we become titanium silos of excellence]] - [[It's better that we should all suffer a little than any of us should have to suffer a lot]] - [[It's leadership that has to create an environment which trust can thrive]] - [[Know your why]] - [[Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.]] - [[Navigate and embrace change]] - [[No single person is strong enough or smart enough to lead by themselves]] - [[Our goals should serve as markers—measurements of the progress we make in pursuit of something greater than ourselves]] - [[The art of listening]] - [[The problem is that we treat leadership with intensity]] - [[The pursuit of fulfillment is a striving]] - [[To have a friend you have to learn to be a friend]] - [[We call them leaders because they go first]] - [[We can't run a marathon without mile markers]] - [[We're all seeking validation from others. If you can validate another - you're ahead of the game.]] - [[We use words to create emotional distance]] - [[What's important is how we get there, not that we got there]] - [[You can't run a marathon without mile markers]]