Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”.
“The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do.The true value of a leader is measured by the work they inspire others to do.” – Simon Sinek
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Relationship between life’s journey and “Oxytocin”
Oxytocin is the fulfillment chemical that is known to increase immunity.This can’t be tricked and flows through our veins when we show generosity and feel satisfied by serving others selflessly.
True fulfillment can’t be realized by adopting short cuts in life.Fulfillment is not born of the dream , it is born of the journey.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
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Why we cannot trick “Oxytocin”?
Oxytocin is the fulfillment chemical which flows through our veins when we achieve fulfillment by selfless deeds.
Hitting short term , selfish targets cannot generate “Oxytocin”.At best it is a shot of “dopamine”.
This brings us to the following wonderful quote from Simon Sinek , adopted from the book titled “Together is Better”.
“The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves.The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others”.
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Success and beyond
“Our greatest test may not come from the path we travel to success.Our greatest test is what we do with success once we find it.” – Simon Sinek
Adopted from the book titled “Together is Better”
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When is true success realized?
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
“Success is when reality looks like what is in our imagination.” – Simon Sinek
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Essential traits of a “great leader”
A great leader does not only inspire us to have confidence in what they can do.
A great leader inspires us to have confidence in what we can do.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
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Collaboration is the way forward
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
“You can’t do it alone.So don’t pretend you can.” – Simon Sinek
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Pulling together as a team
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”
“The ability of a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.” – Simon Sinek
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What happens when the aggressive growth strategy is not sustainable?
Let us a look at the following 10X high performance organizations(highlighted in bold)vs their competitors who were outclassed in the long run
- Stryker vs USSC
- Southwest Airlines vs PSA
- Progressive Insurance vs Safeco
- Intel vs AMD
- Amgen vs Genetech
Be it AMD , USSC or the other players one common link which made all these companies go out of market was their lack of discipline when it came to framing their growth strategies.When the ride was smooth they aimed for non sustainable levels of growth which eventually led to their downfall when the environment started getting unfavorable for e.g. recession , slowdown etc.
The disciplined “20 Mile March” approach during thick and thin not only enabled the 10X companies survive but be profitable as well during the hard times.For e.g. immediately after 9/11 in 2001 all airline companies reported huge losses barring SWA which reported profits in 2002 as well.
Truly “Fanatic Discipline” when ingrained in the mannerism of an organization and the “20 Mile March” approach works consistently year on year nothing can stop the company from leaving behind a legacy.
Adopted from Jim Collins’s book titled “Great By Choice”.
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Seven characteristics of a good “20 Mile March”
A balanced year on year growth strategy which is born out of fanatic discipline of 10X companies has been termed as the “20 Mile March” in the book titled “Great by Choice” by Jim Collins.
Such a strategy takes into account the fact that we need to respect “unforgiving environment” when the tide is rough for e.g. recession , slowdown etc. and hence pegs the growth figures to an achievable mark fully mindful of the fact that in the infinite game of business not always the environment will be friendly.
Seven characteristics of a good “20 Mile March” are as follows:
- Clear performance markers
- Self imposed constraints esp. to settle for lower growth rates when the tide is smooth
- Appropriate to the specific enterprise
- Largely within the company’s control to achieve
- A proper time frame
- Imposed by company on itself
- Achieved with high consistency