Under poor leaders we feel like we work for the company.
With good leaders we feel like we work for each other
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
Category: Motivational
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Being receptive to criticism
“There is only one way to avoid criticism:do nothing , say nothing and be nothing.” – Aristotle
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
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Transitioning from a boss to a leader
Leadership is not about being in charge.
Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
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Inspirational leaders
The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do.
The true value is rather measured by the work they inspire others to do
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
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“Leader as a parent” metaphor
The joy of parenting does not come from the work of being a parent , it comes from seeing out children do the things that delight us
Likewise the joy of leadership comes from seeing someone on our team achieve more than they thought they were capable of
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book “Together is Better”
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Courage to express vulnerability
Our courage to be the first one to express vulnerability inspires those around us to take the same risks.And when they do , the team will rally to support them as well & with that the whole organization thrives
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
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Servant leadership
If we go to work and do not love our jobs , quitting is the only option
We can choose to commit ourselves to ensuring that our colleagues love coming to work.Our work becomes helping to find their calling
This act of service is leadership
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
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Excitement or Fulfillment?
Winning the award is exciting and results in a “dopamine” shot
The real “oxytocin” driven fulfillment comes from looking back and seeing all the people who rooted for us , helped us , put their reputation in line for us & believed in us
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
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The DNA of innovative workplaces
Innovative workplaces consist of high performing teams
High performance trusting teams consist of individuals who trust each other and feel safe in each others company.
They feel safe to the extent of being vulnerable to share their weakness in the hope that their team members would support team
Such an environment helps people work together to make innovation happen
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “The Infinite Game”
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Understanding a finite mindset , the GE way
Jack Welch always cared for short term gains and was known to put shareholder gains before people in GE
His rating criteria for people was based on two criteria:
1) Performance & 2) Potential which is future performance
Such a short term profit centred mindset is a perfect example of a finite mindset where profits are put ahead of people.
Needlessly to day this eroded the work culture and employee trust and had it not been for a $300 billion bailout by the US government , GE would have been history by now
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book “The Infinite Game”