Authenticity Simon Sinek Quotes

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other. ~ Simon Sinek

The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you'll find the rest of the journey much easier. ~ Simon Sinek

I like stories of the classic hero, of good versus evil, the ones in which the good guys wear white and the bad guys wear black ... and I love a good sword fight. ~ Simon Sinek

That's the problem with love; we only know when we've found it because it just feels right. ~ Simon Sinek

The value of experimentation is not the trying. It's the trying again after the experiment fails. ~ Simon Sinek

We say WHAT we do, we sometimes say HOW we do it, but we rarely say WHY we do WHAT we do. ~ Simon Sinek

Changing the world takes more than everything any one person knows, but not more than we know together. ~ Simon Sinek

Remember to connect with people now and then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, and call a friend for no other reason than to say hi. ~ Simon Sinek

Martin Luther King gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech, not the 'I Have a Plan' speech. ~ Simon Sinek

Notoriously outspoken, his sentences always punctuated with profanities, General George S. Patton was the epitome of what a leader should be like - or so he thought. Patton believed a leader should look and act tough, so he cultivated his image and his personality to match his philosophy. ~ Simon Sinek

And that's what trust is. We don't just trust people to obey the rules, we also trust that they know when to break them. ~ Simon Sinek

The difference between those who do and those who don't is that those who don't believe it when they are told they can't. ~ Simon Sinek

A group of followers has strength because of its numbers.
A following has power because of its beliefs. ~ Simon Sinek

I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets. ~ Simon Sinek

We become leaders when we accept the responsibility to protect those in our care. ~ Simon Sinek

Ironically, the woman's initial interest may have been generated based on those elements. She agreed to go on the date because her friends told her that Brad was good-looking and that he had a good job and that he knew a lot of famous people. Even though all those things may be true, WHATs don't drive decision-making, WHATs should be used as proof of WHY, and the date plainly fell flat. ~ Simon Sinek

Good leadership is like exercise. We do not see any improvement to our bodies with day-to-day comparisons. ~ Simon Sinek

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly. ~ Simon Sinek

Only 20 percent of Americans "love" their jobs. ~ Simon Sinek

If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot. ~ Simon Sinek

The only way people will know what you believe is by the things you say and do, and if you're not consistent in the things you say and do, no one will know what you believe. ~ Simon Sinek

Listening is active. At its most basic level, it's about focus, paying attention. ~ Simon Sinek

If a movement is to have an impact it must belong to those who join it, not those who lead it. ~ Simon Sinek

Let us all be the leaders we wish we had. ~ Simon Sinek

People followed him not because of his idea of a changed America. People followed him because of their idea of a changed America. The part of the brain that influences our behavior and decisions does not have the capacity for language. We have trouble saying clearly, in emotional terms, why we do what we do, and offer rationalizations that, though valid and true, are not powerful enough to inspire others. ~ Simon Sinek

Don't forget, the superior Betamax technology did not beat out the substandard VHS technology as the standard format for videotape in the 1980s. ~ Simon Sinek

Great companies don't hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. ~ Simon Sinek

But no matter how inspiring a dream maybe, a dream that cannot come to life stays a dream. ~ Simon Sinek

Our vision is only actionable if we share it. Without sharing, it's just a figment of our imagination. ~ Simon Sinek

Rule books tell people what to do. Frameworks guide people how to act. Rule books insist on discipline. Frameworks allow for creativity. ~ Simon Sinek

Success always takes help. Failure is done alone. ~ Simon Sinek

Every company knows what they do
Some know how they do it
Very few know why ~ Simon Sinek

Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better. ~ Simon Sinek

When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you. ~ Simon Sinek

People who go to work to be a part of the cause don't go home. They are home. Now - who wants to quit? ~ Simon Sinek

This is the basis for the false assumption that price or features matter more than they do. Those things matter, they provide us the tangible things we can point to to rationalize our decision-making, but they don't set the course and they don't inspire behavior. ~ Simon Sinek

Most organizations only focus on WHAT they do and HOW they do it - tactics and strategies - and they aren't even aware that this thing called the WHY exists. Focusing on only two pieces of a three piece puzzle leaves an organization, or a career, inherently out of balance. Being out of balance, only operating on two of the three pieces, shows up in different ways - increased stress, loss of passion, obsession with what your competition is doing, being forced to play the price game, trouble differentiating. These are all signs that the WHY is missing. ~ Simon Sinek

We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there. ~ Simon Sinek

A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders. ~ Simon Sinek

Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic. ~ Simon Sinek

Most years, if you were to ask me how much I make, the genuine answer is that I have no clue. I usually find out the answer to that question once a year, at tax time, when my accountant tells me. ~ Simon Sinek

Leadership is not a license to do less; it is a responsibility to do more. ~ Simon Sinek

If we were good at everything we would have no need for each other. ~ Simon Sinek

Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes. ~ Simon Sinek

Most politicians are not authentic. ~ Simon Sinek

In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others. ~ Simon Sinek

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

Our courage comes from the courage of others. ~ Simon Sinek

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