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”
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”
“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
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.
“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”
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”
“The opportunity is not to discover the perfect company for ourselves.The opportunity is to build the perfect company for each other.” – Simon Sinek
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
“Your vision is only actionable if you say it loud.If you keep it to yourself . it will remain a figment of your imagination.” – Simon Sinek
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
A finite minded short term oriented leader cares for “Who’s right”.
An infinite minded long term oriented leader cares for “What’s right” with the just cause in mind.
This highlights the difference in approach between an infinite and finite minded leader.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”.
“Innovators are the ones whose dreams are clearer than the reality that tells them they’re crazy.” – Simon Sinek
Adopted from Simon Sinek book titled “Together is Better”