If You Want To Be SUCCESSFUL In Life, Master This ONE SKILL! | Simon Sinek
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Published 2019-10-15
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Simon Sinek achieved international fame with the TED Talk “How great leaders inspire action” and his first book “Start With Why.” Now he is expanding his discussion of leadership and delving into the question of what has gone so wrong for businesses and their leaders. In this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Simon Sinek goes deep into the subject of his newest work, “The Infinite Game.” He shares that most leaders don’t understand the infinite game they are in. Simon explains how our current business climate creates poor leaders, how to change that climate, and how to build the clarity and courage necessary to lead with an infinite mindset.
SHOW NOTES:
Simon defines an infinite game and advocates leading with an infinite mindset [3:27]
Simon advocates prioritizing people over revenue and profits [5:29]
Simon explains why prioritizing employees ends up leading to higher profits [8:01]
Simon describes why psychological safe spaces are necessary [11:03]
Simon explains why you can’t incentivize performance [13:02]
Simon describes economic history and how businesses became less people-friendly [14:36]
Simon advocates that leadership is a lifestyle and that it ought to be ethical [22:01]
Simon describes the importance of a just cause and how it differs from your “why” [26:21]
Simon explains why we have poor leaders [29:28]
Simon explains how to become a good leader [31:03]
Simon describes his belief that good leaders need worthy rivals [33:10]
Simon advocates the willingness to make profound strategic shifts to advance [36:26]
Simon explains how to build the courage to play the infinite game [40:27]
Simon advocates exhibiting empathy towards whoever is closest to you [44:45]
Simon and Tom discuss finding the language to describe the infinite game [47:12]
Simon advocates being the leader you wish you had [49:09]
Simon shares the impact he wants his book to have [50:49]
QUOTES:
“I’m tired of CEO’s telling me that, ‘Millennials these days don’t stick around.’ Well why would they if you don’t offer them any kind of loyalty back?” [18:35]
“Business is an infinite game. And when you play with a finite mindset lots of people suffer, including the companies they themselves are trying to build!” [21:00]
“Be the leader you wish you had.” [49:16]
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All Comments (21)
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Simon is truly inspirational. No one out there talking about leadership and business like him. 🙌🙌
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Simon is a great great thinker, he will leave this world better than he found it
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Simon Sinek speaks to us in a language that goes directly in our hearts and minds. That's an impact.
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Simon Sinek is a FANTASTIC communicator! Whenever he's talking, he's message is so clear and compelling. I'm honestly in awe of how well he can communicate ideas and feelings to others!
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0:15: 💡 Leading with an infinite mindset is crucial in business, as playing with a finite mindset leads to predictable outcomes like a decline in trust, cooperation, and innovation. 6:40: 💡 Prioritizing people over profit is the key to running a successful and sustainable business. 11:28: 😔 The excessive focus on short-term profit and finite thinking in businesses is damaging to long-term sustainability and innovation. 17:45: 😔 There is a decline in loyalty and trust in companies due to layoffs and prioritizing profit over people. 23:07: 🎯 Leading with an infinite mindset means having goals but focusing on the trend and how you get there. 28:12: 👥 Leadership is about taking care of those in our charge and creating environments where people feel psychologically safe. 37:02: 🔑 Existential flexibility is the willingness to make strategic shifts to advance a cause, as exemplified by Steve Jobs' decision to invest in the graphic user interface for the Macintosh.39:07: ✨ Having a just cause and trusting teams are essential for existential flexibility in the infinite game. 44:22: 💼 Simon Sinek discusses the importance of an infinite mindset in the workplace and how individuals can influence company culture. 49:06: 📚 Simon Sinek discusses the importance of practicing leadership and joining the movement toward an infinite mindset. Recap by Tammy AI with useful time stamps =) Thanks, Tom for an amazing interview with my favori
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There is no great success in any organization without TRUST... I love Simon’s message and values, he’s one of the greatest!
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“You don’t judge the crew performance under calm waters, you do it under rough waters.”
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Simon is everything that is good in this world. I sincerely thank him for the work that he does!
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Simon really gave me hope for humanity today. Sounds like someone who actually understands not only the struggle of the working class but how to benefit the greater whole. There is so much power here to influence real change. Great interview Tom!
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When your purpose is to help others, add value and it's way bigger than yourself, and you love what you do so so much that time doesn't even exist; life is so so meaningful !!!
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Love Simon Sinek, amazingly insightful. His point on feeling "safe" in the workplace is absolutely true. I see it first hand that people work without feeling safety in their roles
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Simon is the heart of the empathic revolution... Brilliant leader, authentic soul.
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Its amazing how Tom conducts the interview. He lays back and lets the guy talk and talk and talk. Only comes in with a short question and gives the ball back to the interviewee again. This is amazing. Usually most of the interviewers keep talking in between and that breaks the flow of the interviewee. Great way of handling the interview
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I must confess that till two weeks ago I'd never heard of Simon Sinek. One of my students (I'm teaching English at a private language school in Slovakia, Europe) lend me one of Sinek's book and sent me a link to this video (among others). Since then, I've seen more of Sinek's performances on the internet. He's just amazing. He's the biggest eye-opener for me since ages. Many thanks to you Mr. Simon Sinek. And maybe even more thanks to my student.
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When 2 great minds come together you cannot help but listen and learn! Thank you so much tom for making this interview happen!!!
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You can tell Simon believes what he is saying on an intrinsic level. When the people clap - he doesn’t pause. He keeps pushing his message. He’s not trying to make grandstands. I love that he mentioned the Glass Steagall Act and the troubling business styles of the 80s and 90s.
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Simon Sinek is a hero to me. I went from feeling very cynical about workplaces to suddenly having hope and optimism that we can do this in a better way for all of us.
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I really wish this interview was like 3 hours long. There’s so much value here to dissect. By far my favorite episode.
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“It’s not for the people to prove that they’re loyal, it’s the other way around. Leaders set the tone.”
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True leaders listen without being condescending. They are willing to hear what others have to say without rushing to judgment. They are patient and genuine in their desire to understand the thoughts and feelings of the people they lead. True leaders are forthright with their people.
