Golden Circle of Simon Sinek summarized as follows:
WHY Means The Purpose
HOW Means The Process
WHAT Means The Result
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Construct of a “WHY” – Lessons learnt from FIND YOUR WHY
We have all come across concepts of WHY , Golden circle , Circle of Safety by Simon Sinek in his books Start with Why as well as Leaders Eat Last.
The book Find Your Why goes one step further in trying to help individuals as well as tribes find their own WHY.
To summarize the construct of a WHY would look like:
TO_________________________________________________SO THAT________________________________________
The First dash after TO is for contribution and the one after SO THAT is for impact.
The contribution relates to something which is not selfish but out of which others around us get benefitted as well.The impact is not in material or monetary terms but the service is does to society to enrich our lives in turn and which in turn would give us a feeling of fulfillment.
There can be ONE and only ONE why for individuals or groups and if we lead our life around the WHY our lives would become much more meaningful and enriching.
For more details I would encourage readers to go through the book FIND YOUR WHY.It is a fascinating book and is sure to enlighten the lives of individuals as well as groups.
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Nested WHYs in organizations and their meaning – Learnings from “Find Your Why”
Find You Why by Simon Sinek , David Mead , Peter Docker is the second step to Start With Why by Simon Sinek.
This is an awesome book wherein the authors have carved out the steps to do self as well as tribe(group) WHY discovery.
Among myriad amazing concepts outlines in the book the one that I particularly liked and could relate to was the concept of WHY of an organization and its relation to a TREE.
Like a tree has roots and the trunk as its foundation , every organization should have a foundational WHY which would be the meaning as to why the organization exists.This should be the superset of all other WHYs existing inside the organization.
Like a tree has branches , so does an organization have various departments.Each department would have individual WHYs which in some way or the other should be derived out of the organizational WHY else the departments would not in line with the organization goal.
Finally like we have nests on branches , so do organizational departments have individual employees work with blood , sweat and tear to help the organization meet its goals.
This relation between a TREE and ORGANIZATION in helping understand the need for WHY at various levels of an organization is an unbelievable concept outlined in the book which is not only realistic but memorable as well..
For those who have still not had the privilege of reading this book < I would highly recommend reading this book to achieve enlightenment.
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The best way to find “joy” in our lives – Simon Sinek quote
“The best way to find joy in our lives or overcome struggle is with the help of others.” — Simon Sinek
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True definition of “greatness” – Simon Sinek quote
“Greatness is not born from one success. It’s born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.” — Simon Sinek
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Meaning of “leading” as opposed to a leader – Simon Sinek quote
“Leading is not the same as being a leader. Leading means others are willing to follow, not because they have to, but because they want to.” — Simon Sinek
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Who are the leaders whom we follow? — Simon Sinek quote
“Whether individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves.” – Simon Sinek
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“Military” v/s “Business” imbalance – Simon Sinek quote
“In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others. ” – Simon Sinek
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“Entrepreneurs” v/s “Non-Entrepreneurs” – Simon Sinek quote
“Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn’t be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process.” – Simon Sinek
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The need of being a GOOD LISTENER
Read the famous quote of Simon Sinek to understand the need of being a good listener.
“Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people ‘feel’ heard. They ‘feel’ that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.” – Simon Sinek