The Ledger
Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.
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Sinek: 'Winning' in business or your career does not exist
“There's no such thing as winning your career, and there's definitely no such thing as winning business.”
Sinek: Trying to beat competitors hurts trust, cooperation, and innovation
“Trying to beat our competitors actually hurts trust, hurts cooperation, and hurts innovation.”
Sinek: Annualized mass layoffs to meet projections didn't exist pre-1980s
“The use of mass layoffs on an annualized basis to meet arbitrary projections did not exist in the United States prior to the 19 eighties.”
Sinek: Employees cannot directly change senior leadership's minds
“So the answer is you can't, we cannot change people's minds. And especially if they're multiple levels up above us, no, no number of anonymous anonymously sent books will change their mind.”
Sinek: Human-centric leadership spreads across organizations through promotions and outlasting legacy executives
“What starts to happen is these little groups, sometimes their divisions tend to be higher performing inside the company, which means one of two things happens. Senior management leaves you alone because you're doing well, or if they're curious, they come and s…”
Sinek: The United States has forgotten how to sacrifice for others
“Service, the definition of service is the willingness to sacrifice for others, the willingness to sacrifice for a cause, and I think that our nation has forgotten how to sacrifice.”
Sinek: Asking close friends reveals your unique personal purpose
“Your friends will say something to you that captures your value in their lives, which is your value in the world, which is your why. It's the thing you fill for them, and if you do it with multiple friends, you'll either get similar, if not the exact same answ…”
Sinek: The military trains combat personnel to cry and be emotionally open
“And in the military, they teach them to be open with their emotions, to ask for help, to accept help, to cry and create safe spaces
For others to do the same.”