Simon Sinek Quotes

And I'd say one of the great lessons I've learned over the past couple of decades, from a management perspective, is that really when you come down to it, it really is all about people and all about leadership.

I believe the Thunder believed in me. Of course.

Quarterbacks like guys who try to do everything they can for them and put it on the line for them. So that's what I try to do.

The team's success always came first for me.

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.

You need a lot of things in any organization, but one of the critical things is trust. When you lose trust and you feel betrayed, and it's not a matter of judgment.

If your organization requires success before commitment, it will never have either.

Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.

We have a movement going on, folks. I will never let you down.

If it came down to that, I'd protect you in a heartbeat.

These scars on my body,” Alexander declared, “were got for you, my brothers. Every wound, as you see, is in the front. Let that man stand forth from your ranks who has bled more than I, or endured more than I for your sake. Show him to me, and I will yield to your weariness and go home.” Not a man came forward. Instead, a great cheer arose from the army. The men begged their king to forgive them for their want of spirit and pleaded with him only to lead them forward.

Truly human leadership protects an organization from the internal rivalries that can shatter a culture. When we have to protect ourselves from each other, the whole organization suffers. But when trust and cooperation thrive internally, we pull together and the organization grows stronger as a result.

Loyalty, up and down the line. That's one quality an organization must have to be successful.

The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.

There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates.

I will never, ever let you down. America will start winning again.

What matters is working with a few close friends, people you respect, knowing that if times did turn bad these people would hold together.

Your biggest challenge will be building a great team.

Go on, my friend, and fear nothing; you carry Caesar and his fortune in your boat.

I can get up at 8am and be rested... or I can get up at 5am and be President.

People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human.

Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!

Empowerment is all about letting go so that others can get going.

I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren't high.

We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.