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:

As members of a tribe who want to feel like we belong and earn the protection and support of the group, we will often follow our leaders blindly with the belief (or hope) that it is in our interest to do so.

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Leaders Eat Last:

Building trust requires nothing more than telling the truth.

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Leaders Eat Last:

There is something about getting together out of context that makes us more open to getting to know someone.

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Leaders Eat Last:

As we all know; it is the things we have in common with people that attract us to each other and are the basis of friendship.

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Leaders Eat Last:

When the parties refuse to talk, refuse to listen, refuse to even meet, then the odds are high that the conflict will only continue.

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Leaders Eat Last:

…great companies and great leaders are the ones able to succeed beyond any one leader and manage through hard times.

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Leaders Eat Last:

A leader’s legacy is only as strong as the foundation they leave behind that allows others to advance the organization in their name.

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Leaders Eat Last:

Can you imagine getting rid of one of your children because you made less money than you expected last year? Imagine how your kids would feel about that plan. Well, that’s how it is in too many companies today.

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Leaders Eat Last:

The perverse interpretation of shareholder-first has created cultures in which barely a single person working in any public company, large or small, feels protected by their leaders.

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Leaders Eat Last:

The performance of a company is closely tied to the personality and values of the person at the top. And the personality and values of the person at the top set the tone of the culture.

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