REACH Interview Series: Simon Sinek

Nov 3, 2017

The Reach Interview Series is an informal dialogue between Andy Molinsky and respected thought leaders about the challenges of stepping outside your comfort zone, especially in the process of developing yourself as a leader.

You probably know Simon Sinek as a best selling author and accomplished speaker. But what you probably don’t know is that Simon struggled early on in his career to develop he confidence he’s so known for today. In this interview, we chat about the early challenges Simon faced on his leadership journey, how he overcame these challenges – -and the advice he has for young people interested in developing their own leadership potential.

When Best Practices Don’t Travel

This piece was co-authored with Michael Zakkour. See below for bio.

One of the most essential characteristics for a high-functioning team — perhaps the single most important characteristic — is trust.

Most of us don’t enjoy having difficult conversations, period — but when they involve someone from our own culture, we can usually rely on some basic shared assumptions about what the interaction should look like.

Let’s face it. Business jargon gets a bad rap. I’m sure you’ve seen the countless Dilbert cartoons, the internet jokes, the memes… all making fun of a form of speech that has empowered us all to think out of the box and execute cutting-edge, high impact deliverables.

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