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  • Why our brain wants us to “chase our passion”?

    Our human brain is naturally oriented to feel happy and charged up when we feel a sense of purpose in what we do.

    When we do something we are passionate about , we love the job that we do.On the other hand when we are forced to do something just for the sake of a living we feel stressed out.

    The following quote from Simon Sinek , adopted from the book titled “Find Your Why” aptly captures the difference between “Stress” and “Passion”:

    “Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress.Working hard for something we love is called passion.” – Simon Sinek

  • 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”

  • When can a group do “remarkable” things?

    “The ability of a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.”

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

  • Leader or followers , “Just Cause” makes more sense to whom?

    A visionary leader is one who envisions a “just cause” or purpose which the followers must buy in to , for it to result in a movement.

    The cause should be strong enough to arouse emotions in the followers so that their visceral senses direct them to join the cause and be part of the movement.

    Thus the just cause or reason to join the vision of a leader is not only important to the one who espouses it , it is equally important to the followers who join the movement.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “The Infinite Game”

  • Should “Team” just be a group of people?

    A team should not just be a group of people who work together.

    A team is a group of people who trust each other.

    This forms the basis of high performance “trusting teams” where team members feel safe to express vulnerability.

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

  • Understanding Simon Sinek’s individual WHY

    Simon Sinek is the author of best selling books like “Start With Why” , “Find Your Why” , “Leaders Eat Last” , “Together is Better” , “The Infinite Game”.

    He has illuminated the world on the concept of ‘WHY” to give purpose in our lives.

    Let us have a look at the WHY of Simon Sinek and break it into its components.His WHY reads as follows:

    To __________________________inspire people to do things that inspire them

    so that ___________________________________ together , we can change our world

    The first part of the statement following TO relates to the contribution & the part following SO THAT relates to the impact.

    This is how a WHY statement should be structured to derive meaning and purpose in our lives.

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

  • “Organization as Tree , employees as birds” metaphor

    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”

  • What is a “Why Statement”?

    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”

  • Great quotes of the day

    “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