The Power of Why : How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Last weekend, me and my colleagues (@dude_, @marjune & @eyds) decided to watch TED Talks while waiting for Banchetto to open. In the middle of session @marjune asked me to pause this scene. I thought he wanted me to stop for a bit so we can discuss and digest it, but rather he wanted me to make a blog post out of it :), so here it goes.

I know there are many blogs about it and I listed a few of them below. So as not to avoid duplication I would rather point out to the scene where we paused. He called this the Goldern Circle. I strongly suggest to watch the talk.

Every person or organization knows WHAT they do. Some only knows HOW they do it, but very few knows WHY they do what they do. The WHY is your purpose, cause and belief.

So, How about YOU? What is your purpose in life?

References:

[1] http://vialogue.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/ted-talks-worth-talking-about-simon-sinek-on-how-great-leaders-inspire-action/

[2] http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2010/05/25/ted-talk-simon-sinek/

[3] http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2010/05/the-power-of-why.html

[4] http://www.startwithwhy.com/

Posted on 06.08.10 to leadership by elmer. Tagged golden circle, great leaders, simon sinek. Subscribe to follow comments on this post. 2 comments. Add your thoughts or trackback from your own site.