Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

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Meh. Within this book, Sinek summaries my own experience reading his book: "This is no soapbox rambling. It is just biology." Actually, it is soapbox rambling.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader" Without empathy, we distance ourselves from our leaders and can make decisions that harm them, especially if we become our most abstract relationship. Truthfully, you are better served watching this brief TED Talk delivered by Simon Sinek himself. Here: http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_...? Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. With a bold goal to help build a world in which the vast majority of people go home everyday feeling fulfilled by their work, Sinek is leading a movement to inspire people to do the things that inspire them. The feeling of safety that allows us to make progress doesn't just come out of nowhere, however. It is the leader of a group who draws a circle of safety around its members. This circle describes a group of people who share common values and beliefs, and who strive to protect each other from threats. Within this circle, members can trust each other and pool their resources to make progress.While dopamine has been directly connected to our chances of survival in the past, today it is linked to the performance we demonstrate in our work environment, rewarding us when we are more efficient. Leading for the long term is a win-win model. Short-term actions, while bringing immediate bonuses, tend not to solve problems. Often, CEOs do not stay in their companies for long and are not admired by their teams. What annoys me the most, Simon Sinek does not leave much room for independent thinking and drawing conclusions by reader himself... he preach. Perhaps he himself does not believe that his reasoning can lead the reader to appropriate conclusions? I wouldn't be surprised to be honest, as there is everything from soup to nuts in this book what make it looks like an essay in which student is trying to prove that he has read enough books related to the field.

This section was extremely helpful, but it has received criticism about its overgeneralization of millennial behavior. As someone who works with children and millenials, I found this criticism to be true. Many of the characteristics he mentioned -- especially impatience, inability to deal with failure, and task perseverance -- are seen in younger children rather than millennials. This can be attributed to the influence of technology from a young age, which was not experienced by most millennials since the boom of PCs and mobile phones occurred in the mid-90s. In the military, the principle of "leaders eat last" is a tangible way to demonstrate the idea of putting others ahead of oneself. This practice emphasizes the idea that leaders must be willing to sacrifice their own needs for the good of the group. Book Details It did not hurt right away because of the released endorphin, which increased its performance. Endorphins have risen to help prehistoric man to hunt, even if tired, and thus bring food for his tribe. To lead effectively, it is essential that you be able to care for your followers and want them to be always well. You have to have a sense of responsibility towards them. Our sense of responsibility comes from empathy, from our ability to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes.I read the first seven chapters. I just couldn't finish it. Sinek has some really good points mixed in with pseudo-science and weird assumptions. The chapters should be titled: Leaders Eat Last also helps us think about the concept of responsibility. What’s a leader’s responsibility? Is it important to know his responsibilities? It must be, because his team members will follow him as long as he upholds his responsibilities towards them. When leaders prioritize their interests over their team members', it can lead to callous decision-making. A prime example of this is the Titanic, where the management decided to cut costs by not providing enough lifeboats. This decision-making, although it didn't cause the ship to sink, contributed to many unnecessary deaths. I liked the biological basis discussed in the book with the role that the chemicals in the brain play in everything including leadership. However, Sinek went over and over these points to the point that it became a bit redundant. I expected them to be a part of a chapter or two but no the whole book. This same hormone makes you, in sports, go much further than you imagined you could. Hormone-driven behaviors have created the model of our social hierarchy. In the example of the prehistoric man, the individuals who brought more food to their tribes took the leading positions in the group.