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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Simon Sinek · 2009 · 256 pages
Discover the book that is captivating millions on TikTok and that served as the basis for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time—with more than 56 million views and counting. Over a decade ago, Simon Sinek started a movement that inspired millions to demand purpose at work, to ask what was the WHY of their organization. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, and these ideas remain as relevant and timely as ever.
START WITH WHY asks (and answers) the questions: why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?
People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it.
START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who have had the greatest influence in the world all think, act and communicate the same way—and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.
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Julie Rice
“So important, because people understanding why you do something, not what you are doing, is really what makes or breaks a brand.”↗

Robert Rodriguez
“I realized better what I was doing when I read Start with Why, and I gave it to people to show them how to clarify what they’re doing right and what they’re doing wrong.”↗

Jonathan Sacks
“@simonsinek - I’ve based my commentary essay on this week’s reading from the Hebrew Bible on your excellent book ‘The Infinite Game’, from which I’ve learnt a great deal - as I did with your other wonderful book ‘Start With Why’. Thank you!”↗

Thomas Keller
“I’ve watched and re-watched Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk and find his perspective inspiring. With the opening of The Surf Club Restaurant, La Calenda and soon TAK Room, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can improve in my leadership role during a time of growth and change. Finding fulfillment in work is important for me and my team. Sinerk’s insight are endlessly illuminating.”↗

















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