Simon Sinek Quotes

Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.

The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege.

The world doesn't need more great leaders, it needs more great people who lead.

Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.

The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.

If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you'll need their help. And two, because it's a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.

You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.

The race to be a leader is crowded, but the field is wide open for those willing to be servants

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. Not me. I don't want to be a manager or a dictator. I want to be a leader-and leadership is ongoing, adjustable, flexible, and dynamic. As such, leaders have to maintain a certain amount of discretion

A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.

The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.

The leadership spirit comes with a spirit of leadership.

Successful leaders don't start out asking, 'What do I want to do?' They ask, 'What needs to be done?' Then they ask, 'Of those things that would make a difference, which are right for me?'

There are some among the so-called elite who are overbearing and arrogant. I want to foster leaders, not elitists.

A leader leads from in front, by the power of example. A ruler pushes from behind, by means of the club, the whip, the power of fear.

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

The moment you discover in life that it's not about yourself, that it is about investing in others, I think you're entering a steadier state to be a great leader. Because above all, I think the main quality of a leader is to be a human being. There's no reason you are special because you happen to have this job or these responsibilities.

Bosses push, Leaders pull. Real leadership is servant leadership.

Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey.

Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the people, he must put himself behind them. In this way, though he has his place above them, the people do not feel his weight; though he has his place before them, they do not feel it as an injury. Therefore all mankind delight to exalt him, and weary of him not.

If you're a leader, you don't push wet spaghetti, you pull it.

If you're a leader, you don't push wet spaghetti, you pull it. The U.S. Army still has to learn that. The British understand it. Patton understood it. I always admired Patton. Oh, sure, the stupid bastard was crazy. He was insane. He thought he was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude, but I certainly respected his theories and the techniques he used to get his men out of their foxholes.

The leader works in the open and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.