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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't Hardcover – Illustrated, 1 January 1900

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The New York Times bestseller by the acclaimed, bestselling author of Start With Why and Together is Better. Now with an expanded chapter and appendix on leading millennials, based on Simon Sinek's viral video Millenials in the workplace (150+ million views).

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders create environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things.

In his work with organizations around the world, Simon Sinek noticed that some teams trust each other so deeply that they would literally put their lives on the line for each other. Other teams, no matter what incentives are offered, are doomed to infighting, fragmentation and failure. Why?

The answer became clear during a conversation with a Marine Corps general. Officers eat last, he said. Sinek watched as the most junior Marines ate first while the most senior Marines took their place at the back of the line. What's symbolic in the chow hall is deadly serious on the battlefield: Great leaders sacrifice their own comfort--even their own survival--for the good of those in their care.

Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a Circle of Safety that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside.

Sinek illustrates his ideas with fascinating true stories that range from the military to big business, from government to investment banking.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Portfolio; Illustrated edition (1 January 1900)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591845327
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591845324
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.18 x 3.2 x 23.55 cm

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Simon Sinek is an optimist. He teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. From members of Congress to foreign ambassadors, from small businesses to corporations like Microsoft and 3M, from Hollywood to the Pentagon, he has presented his ideas about the power of why. He has written two books, Leaders Eat Last and Start With Why and is quoted frequently by national publications. Sinek also regularly shares 140 characters of inspiration on Twitter (@simonsinek).

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Gerrit Gmel

There is a lot of good stuff in here, but it’s about 2-3 times longer than it needs to be

Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2020

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There are many truths in here, and as is the usual for Simon Sinek, it’s all very well written. There are 2 major flaws however that keep this book from deserving another star: 1) it’s way too long. 2) some of the explanations, especially on the neuroscience side, are shaky at best.
He simplifies things to make a point, he makes assertions that should be opinions to make a point. It’s fine to do this in conversation, but not so much in a book that attempts to educate. It’s also not necessary: the points he’s making don’t need artifice to resonate.

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On Point

Reviewed in Australia on 1 August 2019

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The examples & references used to articulate the points raised are well researched. Simon has managed to breakdown the dilemmas that can ensue within large corporations & what leaders need to consider & adopt to bring out the best in their workforce.

There is a lot that is worth considering.

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Wow, Wow, Wow.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 May 2017

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As I prepare to retire after 24 years of taking a startup to a semi sccessful multi million dollar company, I can see where my successes came from and what caused my failures. I wish I had read this 20 years ago. As manager of an affiliate of a world wide group of companies, I see so much of what we need to do to go forward and be successful on the world stage - and its not all about the numbers.

With so much disharmony between our countries, our governments, our companies, our departments, our families - there are lessons to be learnt from this book at every level.

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Michael Molnar

The revolution has started

Reviewed in Australia on 20 June 2017

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Lets keep the momentum going, the time for change is now, be kind and be truthful, inspire others for the good of humanity, and don't be afraid to put into action the principles outlined in this book, together we will make a difference.

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A guide for successful business leadership.

Reviewed in Australia on 25 March 2021

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Every business leader seeking to establish a winning corporate culture should read this book.

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Never stop learning to lead

Reviewed in Australia on 21 February 2017

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A great read of inspirational stories and rational thinking on how to build a team around your circle of safety to create innovation and a productive culture. Look forward to reading it again and again.

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excellent read

Reviewed in Australia on 30 March 2020

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great content as always from Simon Sinek

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John

Vacuous and empty by a fraudster with no expertise

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2019

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This book says nothing more than "treat employees well" - it's totally obvious. As another reader has commented, he has hand-selected anecdotes which he retro-fits to fit his ideas. Another reader says that the book is grounded in evidence. It is not. It uses flimsy, hand-picked evidence which readers lap up because they'd like it to be true ("nice" companies do well and "nasty" companies do badly in the long run). There are lots of examples of companies that failed because they focused excessively on being nice rather than being efficient (see O'Toole's "The Enlightened Capitalists"). He plays to every stereotype and has the standard one-sided populist rants against business, banks, shareholders. He then branches off into the dangers of multitasking and social media which has nothing to do with leadership - this book is everything he wants to say about the world.

This is classic Simon Sinek. He has no expertise - he's neither a top executive, nor a top business journalist, nor a top business researcher, but just makes stuff up and makes it sound good like the advertising executive that he is. He did this with Start With Why (but now claims Apple is an evil company that pays insufficient tax, even though he praised it in SWW) and repeats the formula here. Some of his arguments are completely ludicrous. He claims Wells Fargo is an ethical, motivating company founded on a Why rather than targets. This has been shown to be patently false as targets are what caused Wells Fargo to open fake bank accounts. Moreover, his argument for how Wells Fargo motivated employees was that a customer would come in and tell them a story of how their loan changed their life by allowing them to pay off a debt. He claims that Wells Fargo serves some higher purpose by doing this - when all it is is giving a customer debt to pay off debt, so the customer is just as indebted as before.

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An empty credo

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2019

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A book of baseless assertions 'supported' by anecdotes spun to suit them, founded on the idea that military leadership is applicable to real-world organisations. (It isn't.) Business journalism at its most eye-catching and most awful.

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Not as good as “Start with Why” and “The Infinite Game” but worth a read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2020

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Not as good as “Start with Why” and “The Infinite Game” but worth a read. In the book Simon describes a number of the drugs that the body makes when it does certain things. As always Simon has some great examples and case studies. The reader must understand that Simon backs his arguments with a sample of one and we should never use a sample of one. Just because one company is “bad” it does not make all companies "bad". Must admit, I found that last 100 pages tiresome as Simon as these are all based around Simon’s opinion.

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Nonny Mouse

Excessive examples detract from worthwhile core idea

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2020

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Leaders Eat Last is a worthwhile read. I would give it 3/5 stars with the following comments:

Sinek offers a brief explanation of how psychology and biochemistry guide our choices and behaviours. He then develops this by proposing his ‘Circle of Safety’ theory of human behaviour, and relates this to working environments. I found this part of the book the most compelling. Although not intended to be an academic text, he grounds his theory in scientific evidence, expressed in uncomplicated straightforward language. He also provides real-world examples to develop your understanding and to place his explanations firmly within a work or business context.

Further into the book historical context is given to support the observation that workplace cultures change along with the psychologies of those that inhabit them- I found this worthy of reflection, although it was a little long and tedious in places. Whilst not an instruction manual for creating workplace trust, nor a presentation of ‘The Business Case for Workplace Altruism’ it is possible to glean ‘dos and don’ts’ from the many case studies given.

Whilst undeniably hopeful, there are several areas for improvement. The book lost 2 stars because the examples became repetitive after the first few chapters; I found them excessive and unnecessary. They didn’t add anything to the argument being made. The structure and pace of the book also left much to be desired. I kept reading hoping that the last two-thirds of the book would show a development of the author’s ideas, but they merely re-stated the first third with another gush of case studies.

I think the ideas in this text would have been expressed in a more interesting way if they had been presented as a series of three or four essays. This might have curbed Sinek's habit of repetition and overuse of illustrative examples, making his arguments clear and more persuasive. He might have paced himself more effectively and linked his ideas better (for example his explanation of the Baby Boomer and Millenial work ethics).

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The science of great leadership

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2022

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This book is truly amazing. I can't imagine the amount of time that went into doing all the research behind this book.
The anecdotes are so good, you just keep reading/listening, based on whether you're using audible or not.
Sinek is a great story teller and this book is an example of how to explain what most people might consider relatively difficult topics in a very interesting way.
The psychology and the play of hormones behind our behaviours was probably the most valuable part for me. I had never thought of it that way prior to reading the book. And suddenly a lot of things that I kept wondering about started making sense.
I wish I had read this book before I took the leap to a leadership role. But maybe I wouldn't have been able to relate it as much if I hadn't given leadership a shot and made my own mistakes earlier.
I loved it once and I am sure I will read it many times throughout my career to remind me how to keep being an amazing leader.

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