Can You Actually Influence Senior Leadership?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2023
- The short answer is "no."
However, we can all be the leaders we wish we had to build the momentum that in turn improves organizational culture.
Video from Brandeis University, February 2023
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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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"Be the Leader we wish I had" - Powerful! Influence the people around us to shift balance of power.
A couple of very bad Leaderships inspired me to search it further. Now I have a Master in EQ in Transformational Leadership and a Certificate in Executive Corporate Coaching and ready to change my carrier path. I truly appreciate all my bad experiences and Simon who has also truly inspired me on that.🙏🏻
A poor quality leader is a great teaching experience. It gives you the example(s) of what not to do, if you get the opportunity to rise towards leadership.
Well said
Described what I did at a company I worker for. Over a decade of effort and team building, had the most successful department, exceeding goals and reducing budget year over year. Had some of the best people working in that department. The rest of the company went downhill due to the other abysmally poor management. In the end the empty shell was sold off to a firm from China. For every success story, there are 100 failures. The lower you are in the structure of management the less impact you will have... always. Unless the top people are making good decisions, your positive impact will be cancelled out 10 fold. Prepare yourselves for that disheartening reality.
Don't let the top people keep ya down. We're Agile. They're glue.
Yes, but the lessons and experience enable duplication in a different, better environment. Again, the infinite mindset. Consider that the Russians and Chinese and others measure success or failure over decades and centuries, not minutes.
I’m the only person on the leadership team that understands this concept. I just resigned much to the dismay of my team and some on other teams. I won’t get pushed against or beat down day after day for profits. I’m not going to hope that some day upper management will have an ah-ha moment. The mangers above me need to look in the mirror. I know there will be a big void when I leave. If that makes them think a little and maybe make a change, then my job there is complete.
I cannot even begin to explain how perfect the timing of this video was 😂
oh dear, just in time, I have the same feelings 😁
You and I both ! Simon your timing is impeccable 😂
Happy 50th on Monday Simon! Have fun.
Very apt and true don't try to change the world change the way u look at a particular situation
I agree with what is presented. This mindset and attitude works and definitely will lift up those around you. You cannot go in thinking you will get rewarded or deserve to be rewarded or promoted; chances are (as it was noted) you and your area may not get noticed because things are running smooth.
This must be the most powerful message I’ve heard from you and other influential leadership gurus lately (and believe me I listen to many of them). I will share this with my colleagues and coworkers first thing on Monday. 👏👍
Simon Sinek youre an incredible thought leader in leadership and influence! I'm currently attending a recent retreat with the insightful Lisa Haisha, a respected life coach. she recommended watching this video of you and I couldn't agree more. your perspective is not only enlightening but also actionable, you're one of my all-time favorites.
This is exactly what I needed to hear today.
Thank you so much for this video, is a great tool
Happiest of birthdays to you Simon lots of love 🎉❤
Nailed it! Spot on.
This is such an incredible video
I needed this today
Pertinent points 👉 Learning of Life Long Learners
When you have an informal team that is performing well, one of two things will happen. First, positional managers will attempt to steal your success and claim it as their own. If that is unsuccessful, they will then attempt to throw shit on you and point out to other positional managers how you went rogue and didn't follow established processes and how you need to be brought under management control. I've been there. I have the scars - lots of them. The only consolation I have is that young staff come to me and want to work with me on the things I am working on because they feel there is a chance to make a difference.
I just send this video a bunch of colleagues 👍
Yes, this applies to almost anything that needs to change.
We can't make people see certain things by beating them over the head with that thing. It's facinating how many think that'll work. We see it online all the time. The yelling, cancel culture and polarization. Trying to force someone to convert to anything never results in an authentic conversion, if there's one at all.
It's not just young people who struggle with I want it now though. Humans are by nature, impatient. Especially when they're not getting their way.
I could tell you stories of people years older then I was twenty years ago who were already impatient with me by the time I was twenty-five. I wasn't doing things that pleased them or on their timeline, and they were in their 40's, 50s and 60's.
Hopefully more of us then not do learn patience as we age, but sadly it's not always the case.
I'm transitioning into the field of anti-human-trafficking and that can be frustrating. A lot of people can look the other way, either having a NIMBY mentality, or they think it's just a conspiracy theory. They think everyone on their sexy websites always wants to be there on their own free will. That there's never someone just off camera literally forcing them to be there -- but that happens all the time.
But can I make people see that that don't want to? No. And it can be pretty frustrating.
My hope is, eventually the tail will wag the dog. That enough of us will finally break through and make headway en masse.
It's starting to happen but it's because we're staying in our own lane and letting the people that are interested come to us. We're not out there yelling and trying to convert people that don't want to hear it or are not ready to except what they're consuming may be exploitation.
I'd say about 80% of my followers on instagram will ignore me or look the other way when I post about human trafficking. I don't concentrate on them, I concentrate on the 20% that message me and ask me more. If I get hung up on the 80% ignoring me I get bitter, angry and resentful. And I can't let myself. There's too much work to do in this area. I am not responsible for everyone believing this is really happening, I have to remind myself of this.
The only one who can make them have a come to Jesus moment is Jesus himself.
A season recap Spotify playlist would be rad!
I want to be like you in my industry.
“Be the leader you wish you had”
SMH! 😆 this is so funny but so true! I love the part where he says (they) will eventually have there coming to Jesus moment!
Classic!
It does take time to get there. It took me 20 years 😅
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Hi Simon. I don't hear you properly. Such an important thing for which I was waiting for an insight and your audio stumped.
Ok how about changing the subject to be how to influence a senior boss ?!
While this strikes the perfect chord and this is exactly what I've been trying to do - but what if you and your entire team is being set up for failure for our MBOs and there is no career development framework. On top there is fear of layoffs. And constant pressure to return to office. Without any pay increases.
What do you do in small organizations when the boss is undermining your leadership?
Don't quit, but take a vacation forever and see how fun the cookie crumble. 😂
I like what he says, but, he is also assuming (in my best guess), that the average person understands how to be a leader, let along a good leader. I work at different organizations every day and see just how poorly middle to top leadership are at these organizations. Where do these young leaders find/learn the skills to be our next great leaders?
Yeah, not with my leaders. Preach about safety, integrity and sharing ideas. Do so and it falls on deaf ears or is immediately rejected.
That's exactly what he's saying. Preaching doesn't get anything done. It's about being a leader where you are, and giving that time to spread influence. If nothing else happens, you are at least improving your leadership skills.
SLT support each other despite evidence of wrong doing at times. So you have to choose for yourself to stay and risk your professional rep in the industry or gracefully bow out but have an extensive exit interview. But I'm Canadian who worked for an American Company. Sorry but never again
Everything this guy says sounds so right and inspirational. But i do wonder, should I really be listening to someone who’s never actually worked in the corporate world before or been in the situations he peaches about?
This lead to burnout. End result was bad for the department. Leadership started failing harder.
No one should convince anyone to convert nor by force when the time comes everything falls into its places. One of my uncle God bless his soul he passed away from few years ago from Covid at young age used to speak very negatively of Jesus, it was not even negativity but more of using cause words I don’t want to type such profound wording here but every meeting took place he would do that. One day while in sleep, his wife tells I hear him gasping for air, I try to wake him up but his eyes have sunken and he doesn’t respond. Later when he came back to life he used to tell the story, he said I was in a mud drowning ,(that’s when he was gasping for air ,according to his wife) and he started yelling in his dream for help. He said s man appeared dressed in white had a facet that was glowing through his throne and said don’t cause in my name , if you do not believe in me that is fine but don’t ever disrespect my name and pulls my uncle out snd disappears. After then he never said a nasty word in the name of Jesus . Today is the day he passed away on in 2020. You don’t convince people time will tell.
Im living this right now , is so hard to show the old generation the new way of business that is insane .
@YosmeILGD- Actually, this is what made the USA the success that it is today, which is, in fact, the “old way”, of commitment, quality, and customer service, integrity, etc., which has been lost in our society, especially, by the “No problem” generation. What Simon is teaching is nothing new. This is common decency and how business should be conducted. Simon is teaching “empathy”, which is a moral compass lacking in a society that is “desensitized”.
very useful guidance for pedos here to go after my son. BRAVOOOOO SIMON SIIIINIKKK.
I like your content but why do you have to use the word- "Jesus mode"?
"Leadership has nothing to do with rank"
Oh, but it does!
You may be the best leader world has seen, and move entire masses for thousands of years, but when you confront the "rank", the "authority", they crucify you.
It doesn't matter if your teams are high performing, what matters if the fact you invariably arrive to challenge the authority.
That's why various management theories consider leadership one of the functions of management. They shouldn't be separated. If they are, you are likely working for the average absurd and dysfunctional organization.