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  • This is FULFILLMENT

    Fulfillment results when we realize our DREAM with the help of others in our corcle of safety

    The following quote and snapshot from Simon Sinek’s book titled Together is Better sums it all and highlights why human bonds indeed matter

    “To go fast go alone, to go far go together “

  • The Five Steps to Level 5 leadership

    Level 5 leaders are great visionary leaders who have the ability to transform good organizations to great organizations, as mentioned by Jim Collins in his book Good to Great

    The following snapshot , adopted from Good to Great, in a very lucid manner illustrates the same..

  • All Great organizations are guided by this Paradox

    All great organizations are guided by the following paradox wherein through sevre perseverence they have faith to prevail over all difficulties by confronting brutal facts

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great , the following snapshot illustrates the Stockdale Paradox

  • Leadership does not need a RANK

    Adopted from the following leadership quotes of Simon Sinek from his book Leaders Eat Last shows why leadership does not need a rank or position.

    “The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank.”

  • Stress and Anxiety at work , main reasons

    Adopted from the following great quote of Simon Sinek from his book Leaders Eat Last..

    “Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.”

  • This is what happens when a leaders puts people over profit

    Adopted from the following leadership quote of Simon Sinek from his book Leaders Eat Last..

    “And when a leader embraces their responsibility to care for people instead of caring for numbers, then people will follow, solve problems and see to it that that leader’s vision comes to life the right way, a stable way and not the expedient way.”

  • This is when we transition into a TRUE LEADER

    Adopted from the following great leadership quote of Simon Sinek from his book Leaders Eat Last..

    “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

  • Some key leadership takeaways from “Leaders Eat Last”

    Leaders Eat Last is a leadership masterclass from Simon Sinek..

    Listed below are some of the key leadership takeaways from Leaders Eat Last..

    • THE TRUE DEFINITION OF A LEADER IS “TAKING CARE OF THOSE IN OUR CHARGE”.
    • GREAT LEADERS OFFER THOSE IN THEIR CHARGE A “SAFE ENVIRONMENT”
    • TO INSPIRE ACTION IN OTHERS, “GOOD LEADERS OFFER A PURPOSE OR A CAUSE”
    • “BEING A LEADER IS SIMILAR TO BEING A PARENT”, IT COMES WITH GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICE
    • TRUE LEADERS TAKE RISKS IN TRUSTING FOLLOWERS UNCONDITIONALLY

  • Understanding the three components of Mastery

    Excerpt from Daniel Pink’s book Drive which highlights these three components in details..

    1. Autonomy: the urge to direct our own lives.
    2. Mastery: the desire to get better and better at something that matters.
    3. Purpose: the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.

    These are the building blocks of an entirely new operating system for our businesses.

  • How a GREAT LEADER is different from a BOSS

    Adopted from the following great quote of Simon Sinek from the book Together is Better, highlights the difference

    “A BOSS has the TITLE , a LEADER has the PEOPLE”