It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win. Simon Sinek More Quotes by Simon Sinek More Quotes From Simon Sinek To spend more money, you have to have more money, but time is fixed and we all have the same amount to spare. How we choose to spend it can make a significant difference on the impact we have in our careers or in the world. Simon Sinek impactdifferencescareers To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk. Simon Sinek riskacceptancepigs All the perks, all the benefits and advantages you may get for the rank or position you hold, they aren’t meant for you. They are meant for the role you fill. And when you leave your role, which eventually you will, they will give the ceramic cup to the person who replaces you. Because you only ever deserved a Styrofoam cup. Simon Sinek ceramicsrolesgiving Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations. Simon Sinek emailentrepreneurphones You have to be careful what you think you know. Simon Sinek you-think-you-knowbe-carefulthinking It's better to have a great team than a team of greats. Simon Sinek great-teamteam Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can’t see. They are good at giving us things we would never think of asking for. Simon Sinek organizationleadershipthinking And when a leader embraces their responsibility to care for people instead of caring for numbers, then people will follow, solve problems and see to it that that leader’s vision comes to life the right way, a stable way and not the expedient way. Simon Sinek caringresponsibilitynumbers When we are selective about doing business only with those who believe in our WHY, trust emerges. Simon Sinek selectivebelieve 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. Simon Sinek wallkidsbook 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. Simon Sinek collegecountryschool A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results. Simon Sinek bosseffortwant It is a luxury to put our interests first. It is an honor to put the interests of others before our own. Simon Sinek luxuryhonorkindness Happy employees ensure happy customers. And happy customers ensure happy shareholders—in that order. Simon Sinek shareholdersemployeeorder The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when. Simon Sinek strongfeelingsgiving 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. Simon Sinek greedmeanpeople All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year. Those who forget WHY they were founded show up to the race every day to outdo someone else instead of to outdo themselves. The pursuit, for those who lose sight of WHY they are running the race, is for the medal or to beat someone else. Simon Sinek racesightrunning The passion to change the world for the better is a more powerful force than defense to keep it the same. Simon Sinek passiondefensepowerful Those who lead inspire us Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to but because we want to. Simon Sinek organizationwantinspire The goal of life is not to have our lives mean something to ourselves. The goal of life is to have our lives mean something to others. Simon Sinek goallife-ismean
