Simon Sinek Quotes
Working hard for something we do not care about is called stress, working hard for something we love is called passion.
A sour corporate culture can actually make an entire society unhappy. This means that a strong corporate culture can have a positive impact on a society.
Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.
If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you.
The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations.
A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.
The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past.
Responsibility is not doing as we are told, that's obedience. Responsibility is doing what is right.
If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.
When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.
Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.
The goal is not simply to 'work hard, play hard.' The goal is to make our work and our play indistinguishable.
Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.
Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.
A star wants to see himself rise to the top.A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.
Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.
The single best machine to measure trust is a human being. We haven't figured out a metric that works better than our own sort of, like, 'There's something fishy about you.'
At the end of the day, humans are social animals and we are at our best when we get to do things with others who appreciate and enjoy what we enjoy. It's what keeps us human.
TiVo and other digital recording devices have confounded advertisers. The ad industry sees the technology as a threat to their product.
If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood, sweat, and tears.
Innovators are the ones whose dreams are clearer than the reality that tells them they're crazy.
Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.
The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.
