Book Review: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
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While Simon Sinek has always been known for his inspiring talks, his books are really thought provoking. In Leaders Eat last, Simon Sinek lays out an easy to read thesis of how great leaders inspire their workforce to come to work everyday and do truly outstanding things. Simon's analysis of how good leaders create a circle of safety for their employees truly makes sense. Simon has countless examples throughout the book from the US military to corporate America which is truly an eye opener. Simon also talks about how short term thinking, star manager culture and putting fear in employees leaves many great companies to either eventually falter in bad times (like Jack Welch's GE) or create a catastrophe (like BP's Deepwater Horizon spill). He contrasts that with leaders like Jim Sinegal of Costco who created a culture of employee and customer first which has resulted in Costco having the lowest turnover of employees in the industry but at the same time creating a fabulous long term return on investment for its shareholders through good and bad economic times. This one is a must read for all manager's out there who want to build a great team or a company that can outlive you.
While Simon Sinek has always been known for his inspiring talks, his books are really thought provoking. In Leaders Eat last, Simon Sinek lays out an easy to read thesis of how great leaders inspire their workforce to come to work everyday and do truly outstanding things. Simon's analysis of how good leaders create a circle of safety for their employees truly makes sense. Simon has countless examples throughout the book from the US military to corporate America which is truly an eye opener. Simon also talks about how short term thinking, star manager culture and putting fear in employees leaves many great companies to either eventually falter in bad times (like Jack Welch's GE) or create a catastrophe (like BP's Deepwater Horizon spill). He contrasts that with leaders like Jim Sinegal of Costco who created a culture of employee and customer first which has resulted in Costco having the lowest turnover of employees in the industry but at the same time creating a fabulous long term return on investment for its shareholders through good and bad economic times. This one is a must read for all manager's out there who want to build a great team or a company that can outlive you.
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