There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak. Simon Sinek More Quotes by Simon Sinek More Quotes From Simon Sinek If you don't understand people, you don't understand business. Simon Sinek helpful marketing people The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past. Simon Sinek challenges stories past When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance. Simon Sinek offers obstacles progress Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury that only a few lucky ones are able to find. Simon Sinek luxury grateful feelings More often than not when we do not like our work, it's not necessarily because of the work itself. But more often because of the people we work with and more importantly because of the lack of leadership. It is amazing how inspired and motivated we can be when we like the people and when we feel like we show up to work because our leaders care about our wellbeing. It is kind of incredible actually. Simon Sinek care leader people Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it. Simon Sinek values determined pay Focus on long term success but be willing to make short term adjustments to get there Simon Sinek term focus long Leaders are the ones who have the courage to go first, to put themselves at personal risk to open a path for others to follow. Simon Sinek risk leader path Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic. Simon Sinek inspiring-leader organization leader Pure pragmatism can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation. Simon Sinek innovation imagine done Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why. Simon Sinek given vision instruction Stand for people. Not a product or service or metric or number. If we stand for real, living, breathing people, we will change the world. Simon Sinek breathing real numbers 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 vision leader needs Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do. Simon Sinek why-we-do-what-we-do pursuit wake-up We very often confuse personality with leadership. Simon Sinek personality A boss who micromanages is like a coach who wants to get in the game. Leaders guide and support and then sit back to cheer from the sidelines. Simon Sinek support cheer games 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 quality emotional numbers Authenticity is more than speaking; Authenticity is also about doing. Every decision we make says something about who we are. Simon Sinek decisions-we-make who-we-are decision True love is when both people think they have the better half of the deal. Simon Sinek true-love love-is thinking Knowledge is understanding based on what has been studied and learned. Wisdom is understanding based on what has been felt and experienced. Simon Sinek has-beens felt understanding
