This Is Leadership

Leadership is not easy. It is okay if you do not know how to do it. But if it is what you want to do, you can learn it.

According to Simon Sinek, ‘Leadership takes work. It takes time and energy.’

‘Leadership is always a commitment to human beings.’

‘Leadership is not a license to do less; it is a responsibility to do more.’

‘Leadership, true leadership, is not the bastion of those who sit at the top. It is the responsibility of anyone who belongs to the group.’

‘It is not the work we remember with fondness, but the comaraderie, how the group came together to get things done.’

‘Leadership is about taking responsibility for lives and not numbers. Managers look after our numbers and our results and leaders look after us.’

‘Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.’

‘Building trust requires nothing more than telling the truth.’

‘Leadership comes from telling us not what we want to hear, but rather what we need to hear.’

‘Leadership is not a rank worn on a collar. It is a responsibility that hinges almost entirely on character.’

‘Leadership is about integrity, honesty and accountability.’

Source:

Simon Sinek (2017). Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t