Start with Why, Simon Sinek
Start with Why, Simon Sinek
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Start with Why
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Author: Simon Sinek

Narrator: Simon Sinek

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/05/2017


Synopsis

The inspirational bestseller that ignited a movement and asked us to find our WHY

Discover the book that is captivating millions on TikTok and that served as the basis for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time—with more than 56 million views and counting. Over a decade ago, Simon Sinek started a movement that inspired millions to demand purpose at work, to ask what was the WHY of their organization. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, and these ideas remain as relevant and timely as ever.
 
START WITH WHY asks (and answers) the questions: why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?
 
People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it. 
 
START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who have had the greatest influence in the world all think, act and communicate the same way—and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.

About The Author

SIMON SINEK, the bestselling author of LEADERS EAT LAST and TOGETHER IS BETTER, is an optimist who believes in a brighter future for humanity.  He teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people and has presented his ideas around the world, from small startups to Fortune 50 corporations, from Hollywood to Congress to the Pentagon. His TED Talk based on START WITH WHY is the third most popular TED video of all time.  Learn more about his work and how you can inspire those around you at StartWithWhy.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andy on February 14, 2024

Great TED Talk, but not enough to carry a book. The author utters the same platitudes over and over. The main concept is that persuasive argument starts with connection, then emotions, then facts. This goes back to Aristotle and is nothing new. The plus-value here would come from present real world......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on July 06, 2021

Simon Sinek gave a really great TED Talk that summarizes the argument of this book: when we get caught up in the details of HOW and WHAT we are working on, it is very easy to forget WHY we are doing it. For example, at the turn of the 20th century, the Wright brothers were trying to build something......more

Goodreads review by Henry on January 01, 2014

DON'T WASTE TIME READING THIS. WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE INSTEAD. I was lured by this book because of Sinek's TED video. Great video and idea, and I should have stopped there. I feel that the book can be cut by 75% without losing its message. What's really annoying is the overuse of Apple as a exam......more

Goodreads review by Jurgen on October 18, 2013

One good point, offered with endless repetition, extreme oversimplification, and annoying inconsistencies, in a bad writing style.......more

Goodreads review by Liong on December 29, 2022

I will start asking myself WHY am I doing this now. Why did I want to read this book? Why did I do that? Why? Why? Why? This book inspires me to think creatively by asking why. After we know why then we ask how and finally what. I rated it 3 stars because I found too much-repeated information in this b......more


Quotes

Start with Why is one of the most useful and powerful books I have read in years. Simple and elegant, it shows us how leaders should lead.”
—William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes

Start with Why fanned the flames inside me. This book can lead you to levels of excellence you never considered attainable.”
—General Chuck Horner, Air Boss, Desert Storm

“Each story will force you to see things from an entirely different perspective. A perspective that is nothing short of the truth.”
—Mokhtar Lamani, former Ambassador, Special Envoy to Iraq