Julee

“Intimidation, humiliation, isolation, feeling dumb, feeling useless and rejection are all stresses we try to avoid inside the organization. But the danger inside is controllable and it should be the goal of leadership to set a culture free of danger from each other. And the way to do that is by giving people a sense of belonging. By offering them a strong culture based on a clear set of human values and beliefs. By giving them the power to make decisions. By offering trust and empathy. By creating a Circle of Safety.”
― Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

“It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.”
― Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

“Inside a Circle of Safety, when people trust and share their successes and failures, what they know and what they don’t know, the result is innovation. It’s just natural.”
― Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last Deluxe: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

“All the perks, all the benefits and advantages you may get for the rank or position you hold, they aren’t meant for you. They are meant for the role you fill. And when you leave your role, which eventually you will, they will give the ceramic cup to the person who replaces you. Because you only ever deserved a Styrofoam cup.”
― Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't