“The ability of a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
Category: Motivational
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Leader or followers , “Just Cause” makes more sense to whom?
A visionary leader is one who envisions a “just cause” or purpose which the followers must buy in to , for it to result in a movement.
The cause should be strong enough to arouse emotions in the followers so that their visceral senses direct them to join the cause and be part of the movement.
Thus the just cause or reason to join the vision of a leader is not only important to the one who espouses it , it is equally important to the followers who join the movement.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “The Infinite Game”
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Should “Team” just be a group of people?
A team should not just be a group of people who work together.
A team is a group of people who trust each other.
This forms the basis of high performance “trusting teams” where team members feel safe to express vulnerability.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
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Understanding Simon Sinek’s individual WHY
Simon Sinek is the author of best selling books like “Start With Why” , “Find Your Why” , “Leaders Eat Last” , “Together is Better” , “The Infinite Game”.
He has illuminated the world on the concept of ‘WHY” to give purpose in our lives.
Let us have a look at the WHY of Simon Sinek and break it into its components.His WHY reads as follows:
To __________________________inspire people to do things that inspire them
so that ___________________________________ together , we can change our world
The first part of the statement following TO relates to the contribution & the part following SO THAT relates to the impact.
This is how a WHY statement should be structured to derive meaning and purpose in our lives.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
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“Organization as Tree , employees as birds” metaphor
Every organization is like a TREE with BRANCHES(divisions) with each BRANCH having a bird’s(employee) NEST(safe home).
Each bird sitting in a nest i.e. each employee has an individual WHY oriented towards feeling safe.
This individual WHY has to roll up into the division’s WHY which should eventually roll up into the organization’s WHY.
Understanding the WHY or purpose at each level helps to run a organization in a better manner.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
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What is a “Why Statement”?
Knowing our individual WHY is key to finding meaning and purpose in our lives.
Simon Sinek , who has introduced the concept of “WHY” has provided a format of this WHY statement.After lot of soul searching and choosing the right partners , WHY discovery is possible.
The WHY statement comprises of the “contribution” to create the desired “impact” in our lives.It must be said this gels with our brain’s natural inclination to find a meaning or sense of purpose.
The structure of the WHY statement is:
To __CONTRIBUTION______________________________________________ so that _IMPACT_____________________________________
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
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Great quotes of the day
“Our struggles are the short term steps we must take on our way to long term success.” – Simon Sinek
Adopted from the book titled “Find Your Why” by Simon Sinek
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Characteristics of the partner who can help in “Why Discovery”
A Why Discovery is related to finding WHY of an individual to give a sense of purpose in life.
For undergoing a WHY discovery Simon Sinek in his book titled “Find Your Why” recommends the partner to have great listening skills.
The best partners should be ones who are very curious and have great listening skills.Unexpected thought provoking questions , asking right follow up questions is quintessential to help in WHY discovery of individuals hence partners should have these requisite skills.
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Leadership lessons of the day
“Leaders are the ones who have the courage to go first and open a path for others to follow.” – Simon Sinek
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
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Importance of organizational”macro” & “micro” aspects in WHY discovery
Any organization has a WHY(macro level) , each of its divisions have their individual WHY’s(macro level) and every individual in those divisions have their individual WHY’s (micro level)as well.
Understanding WHY discovery at both the macro as well as the micro level is important to make sure the right people are working in the right places in the organization.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”