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Simon Sinek Quotes on Leadership

Simon Oliver Sinek was born in Wimbledon, London, England (9th October 1973). He was a motivational speaker and author. He started his career at New york ad agencies, later he launched his own business – Sinek Partners. Let’s see some of the famous quotes of Simon Sinek.

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Simon Sinek Leadership Quotes


If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else.

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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.

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When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

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Courageous leaders are the ones that are willing to sacrifice the short-term in order to advance the long-term.

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Too many people confuse being rich or famous with being a leader. Wealth and fame are byproducts not qualifications to lead.

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Simon Sinek Leadership Quotes

The great leaders are not the strongest; they are the ones who are honest about their weaknesses. The great leaders are not the smartest; they are the ones who admit how much they don’t know. The great leaders can’t do everything; they are the ones who look to others to help them. Great leaders don’t see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.

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A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.

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I talk about leadership as a muscle and like any muscle that we choose to build, you don’t start by lifting an extremely heavy weight, you will hurt yourself, you will break yourself and it may only happen once. You don’t start with the biggest weight, you start with a small weight and you get comfortable and you build the muscle and as you build the muscle you also build your confidence and as you build your confidence you can lift heavier weight.

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Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion.

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Leadership is the acceptance of the awesome responsibility to create an environment in which people can work at their natural best.

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There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.

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If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.

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Leadership is not a rank or a position, it is a choice – a choice to look after the person to the left of us & the person to the right of us.

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People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.

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Leadership requires two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate it.

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A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.

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Leading is not the same as being the leader. Being the leader means you hold the highest rank, either by earning it, good fortune or navigating internal politics. Leading, however, means that others willingly follow you— not because they have to, not because they are paid to, but because they want to.

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Simon Sinek Team Quotes


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

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There is a difference between working together and working in the same office.

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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.

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When we lead with an infinite mindset in an infinite game, it leads to all kinds of problems, the most common of which include the decline of trust, cooperation and innovation.

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A culture is strong when people work with each other, for each other. A culture is weak when people work against each other, for themselves.

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Simon Sinek Quotes on Employee Engagement


Dream big, start small. But most of all, start.

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At well led companies, people talk about the strength of the values. At poorly led companies, people complain about the pay & benefits.

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Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.

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