Simon Sinek quotes - page 3

Offer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge first and the money second. (Simon Sinek)
The ad industry thinks their clients are their customers. They think the companies who pay for the production are the ones they are supposed to serve. So the ads they produce make their clients happy... but infuriate the rest of us. View quote
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The Democrats' response throughout the healthcare debate? Give the people more statistics. View quote
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We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives. View quote
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Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead. View quote
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I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much. View quote
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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. View quote
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Pilots, to a large degree, are like salesmen. They have to be confident to be good at their jobs. They have to practice relentlessly and plan out all the scenarios of the things that could happen when they're out there. Nothing is more important than preparation. They are also mighty competitive, both as individuals and as squadrons. View quote
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I never imagined working with CEOs, congressmen or the military, yet I make regular visits to the Pentagon, stop by the Capitol now and then and sit down with leaders of all kinds of companies. View quote
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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. View quote
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During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return. (Simon Sinek)
You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have friends who are majorly into the cosplay culture and have urged me to go to a convention for no other reason than to meet others like me. View quote
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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. View quote
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Multi-millionaires who pay half or less than half of the percentage of tax the rest of us pay justify their actions by saying they pay what the law requires. Though true, the fact is they found ways within the law to beat the purpose of the law - which, in the case of taxes, is that we all pay our fair share. View quote
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Leave America and you'll find that the consumers in many other countries enjoy watching advertising. Not because the products are better, but because the ads are produced to be entertaining. Sometimes they are funny. Sometimes they are dramatic. Sometimes they are just beautiful. View quote
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To become an academic expert takes years of studying. Academic experts are experts in how and what others have done. They use case studies and observation to understand a subject. View quote
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If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot. View quote
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I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets. View quote
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I think most people are inherently interested in how their brain works, in what makes them tick. (Simon Sinek)
Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why. View quote
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Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options. View quote
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Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse. View quote
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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. View quote
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