How the Pandemic Changed Leadership | Full Interview

Simon discusses the ongoing impacts of a post-lockdown world, the shift to leading with an infinite mindset, and the importance of starting with WHY now more than ever.

Video from BusinessBoost Live, June 2022

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Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together.

Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work that they do.

Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and The Infinite Game.

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#SimonSinek

[nylonkid]

If Leadership ever positions itself to exploit the subordinates they lead, that shattering of trust brings down the entire system.

[cd]

"Did you lose something during maturing?" Holy shit!!! That might be one of the most important questions (of self reflection) every human to ask themselves every morning or at minimum every year, perhaps on January 1st. Look oneself in the eyes through the mirror and ask; did you lose something maturing....?! I certainly did. I lost myself learning how to cope and survive this increasingly dystopian greed driven society and it feels like it's going to take the remainder of my life to find me again if I ever do. It makes it easy to identify with someone going into the wild.

[OlgaSuner-dxfq]

Vulnerability is such a private state of feeling that not everyone can trust nor be vulnerable with every given person. Many of us feel safe being vulnerable in our car while driving and I think we are more open and sharing with creator than anybody else. When someone is vulnerable with anyone they trust their fragile heart. It takes a special person to be vulnerable with and for the most part that seems to be our God who listens softly and responds promptly.

[alexfrog]

Why do these interviewers always ask Simon the exact same questions? The most interesting conversations I have listened to Simon having were with Steven Bartlett. Wish I was able to attend the event they are having in July.

[francoisashton]

Great interview with such awesome questions and answers - and once again thanks Simon Sinek for your fantastic insights and speading your ideas. You have been, and still are such an inspiration to myself and so many people. I try hard to remeber and live my life along the lines that you raise. So good to have you and your talks and interviews available on this platform. Whenever I feel a bit down or unsure of things I often watch or listen to your ideas and it always picks me up. Thank you - you are seriously appreciated

[AkeSatia]

Lucid! You unleashed a keen insight.

Boundless thinking and flexibility are defining qualities of an infinite mindset. Because they enable one to play for the good and love of the game, not a trophy.

Hadn't perceived it so clearly before. Thank you for sharing this quantity and quality of content :)

[Sidehustle]

❤❤❤ Thank you so much Mr. Sinek, one of my inspirations. 💐🙏

[vidadvocate]

Great insights. If I rearrange the title, 'How Global Leadership Changed a Pandemic', would you be willing to podcast about how politicians and companies may have invented 'a game' with the purpose of looking like 'I win' ? Just an idea.

[It_is_common_sense]

The pandemic presented how leadership fails in the face of governance. Leadership is above being brave and challenging convention, whilst governance is mundane and routine. We needed leadership to give us a better outcome than we got from this situation.

[darrenhaug]

When it comes to attracting talent I will suggest trying actually reading the resumes and asking questions which is not typical today.
The onramp speaks volumes to define what you do and does comment on the company.
Then the discussion about the culture of the company and support structures carries value.

[franciscojroda]

Great questions by the interviewer! Thanks Simon for your insights 👌🏻

[nyrab.]

I feel like 'honest' actually fits a little bit better than 'vurnable'

[DreamTarot]

Thank you for the valuable information I will try it in my business 🤗🤗🤗⭐️⭐️⭐️

[yasminmuhammadelias]

It's important to raise one's ethical standards and raise accountability in all actions to retain and sustain integrity. At the end of the day, we need to save the planet Earth and NOT just look good and pretend to be good.

Reading the book of 'Five Minds for the Future' by Howard Howard Gardner would immensely help to add leaderships ideas to the Infinite Games.

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” -Ernest Hemingway NOVELIST, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER

"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." -Ray Kroc

"Your own standards have to be higher and more scrupulous than those of critics." -Irwin Greenberg

"When you’re out of quality, you’re out of business." -Phil Crosby

[cd]

We aren't really players in an infinite game anymore. More accurate to say; nearly 100% of living creatures on Earth are pieces in a finite game to be exploited, used then later sacrificed, so a few hundred (mostly) men and their immediate family can enjoy lives of abundant prosperity, comfort, enjoyment, pleasure, freedom, security, more comfort that floats or flies or flies to something that flies then flying to something that floats to second or third villa on an island or the coast of someplace many people will never even see in photographs. Until we force them to stop playing their finite game with all life on Earth, we aren't playing an infinite game.

[SimVenture]

A great video! So many helpful insights.

[catherineford]

I'd you are a relatively new entrepreneur how do you find your worthy rival? 🤔

[roscow]

Michelin is not a good example.
I worked ten years in hospitality and catering in France and in Uk.
When you have money, you can compete easly comparing with a really good chef, a really good leader who can not have the same hype.
Why he can not have the same because of the network.
Even if his restaurant and his level of cooking and his leadership is better than the big company, he is view as a little.
It is true and when you worked in this industry you know as well than it is not because you work well you will get the star.
Example in UK, can you compare the cook and the team in Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Great Milton Raymond Blanc to The hand and flower of Tom Kerridge.
No we can not compare but they have both two Michelin star and we can not compare so what the goal of Michelin ?
Is it to create an elite, a bubble, un entre soi...
So sorry Simon I love what you say usaully but on this subject I am not agree.
Same for MOF in France it is not because you get a competition one day you are better than others who are not MOF.
Entre soi, bubble again.
Right competition is when you start with the same money, with the same assets, with the same knowledge and recognition...
If your power is higher than others there is not competition.
Especially when you know now restaurant are not owned by the chef but by people who buy the restaurant and build or let the chef build his team.
Example in France Thierry Marx Mandarin Oriental, Alain Ducasse with the group Ducasse, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons with LVMH, Yannick Alleno with Cheval Blanc as well LVMH...

[JerGol]

That's a good interview, very conversational. 🤌🏼