Book Titles

Leaders Eat Last
Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t

By Simon Sinek

Year Published: 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1-59184-801-1
Categories: Employees, Leadership, Management

264 Quotes Found

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Leaders Eat Last:

…for many of the overpaid leaders, we know that they took the money and perks and didn’t offer protection to their people.

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Leaders Eat Last:

…companies… earn their reputations by being willing to do the right thing for their people and their customers or clients.

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Leaders Eat Last:

The rank of office is not what makes a leader. Leadership is the choice to lead others with or without any formal rank.

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Leaders Eat Last:

It’s okay for leaders to enjoy all the perks afforded to them. However, they must be willing to give up those perks when it matters.

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Leaders Eat Last:

…the group is not stupid. The people always have the power.

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Leaders Eat Last:

The leaders of organizations who rise through the ranks not because they want it, but because the tribe keeps offering higher status out of gratitude… are the true leaders worth of our trust and loyalty.

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Leaders Eat Last:

All leaders, even the good ones, can sometimes lose their way and become selfish and power hungry…

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Leaders Eat Last:

What makes a good leader is that they eschew the spotlight in favor of spending time and energy to do what they need to do to support and protect their people.

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Leaders Eat Last:

Leaders are the ones who are willing to give up something of their own for us. Their time, their energy, their money, maybe even the food off their plate. When it matters, leaders choose to eat last.

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Leaders Eat Last:

Leaps of greatness require the combined problem-solving ability of people who trust each other.

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