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Tag: Motivation

  • This is why LINCHPINs stand out

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    Now the only way to stand out is to create something worth talking about, to treat people with respect and to have them spread the word”

  • Main drawback of the factory model

    Adopted from the following insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    The goal was to leverage and defend the system, not the people”

  • Stress at work , major reason

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from the book Leaders Eat Last

    “Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership”

  • A great leader exists only due to followers

    Adopted from the following great leadership insight shared by Simon Sinek from the book Leaders Eat Last

    It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.”

  • This is when followers take ownership of a leader’s vision

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from the book Leaders Eat Last

    And when a leader embraces their responsibility to care for people instead of caring for numbers, then people will follow, solve problems and see to it that that leader’s vision comes to life the right way, a stable way and not the expedient way.

  • Leadership comes at a price , this is what it is

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from the book Leaders Eat Last

    The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.”

  • These three things ensure the work we do is truly satisfying

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Outliers

    Those three things — autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward — are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.”

  • This is what SUCCESS is a function of

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Outliers

    Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds.”

  • What goes into making OUTLIERS?

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Outliers

    Outliers are those who have been given opportunities—and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.”

  • Money alone cannot give us fulfillment , this is WHY

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Outliers

    It’s not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It’s whether or not our work fulfills us. Being a teacher is meaningful.”