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Tag: Leadership Lessons

  • Learn about this unique leadership trait

    The trait is known as “Practice being the last to speak”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s leadership talk on youtube.

    Nelson Mandela had perfected this leadership art.Practicing being the last to speak is by no means a weak trait of leadership.

    It needs great subject matter knowledge , empathy and listening skills in giving  everyone in a group a chance to express their views and synergize the findings at the end.

    This is an art he had learned from his father while accompanying him for tribal meetings.

    True principle centred leadership needs empathy , listening skills to make the members in the group feel as if they belong..

  • Leaders create the “stars”

    A star wants to see himself rise to the top.A leader wants to see those around him become stars

    Very inspiring and adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”

  • What Options does a player have in the game of business?

    The game of business is an infinite one.The rules can vary , players can come and go an d there is no time limit

    The following quote from Simon Sinek in “The Infinite Game” very aptly outlines the option any player has

    “We cannot choose the game.We cannot choose the rules.We can only choose how we play”

  • What is “empirical creativity”?

    “The best way to find out if it will work is to do it”

    This is why the best of the leaders are subject matter experts and fully hands on.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book “Together is Better”

  • “Poor Leaders” vs “Good Leaders”

    “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”

  • 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”

  • Idea vs Action

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”

    “Genius is in the idea.Impact comes from the action.” – Simon Sinek

  • Leadership lessons of the day

    “If every member of a team doesn’t grow together they will grow apart.” – Simon Sinek

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • When can “workers” truly become “leaders”?

    “When we tell people to do their jobs , we get workers.When we trust people to get the job done , we get leaders.” – Simon Sinek

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • Leadership lessons of the day

    “The greatest contribution of a leader is to make others leaders” – Simon Sinek

    Adopted from “Find Your Why”