Leaders Eat Last

By Simon Sinek,

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Leadership is not a rank, it is a responsibility. Leadership is not about being in charge, it is about taking care of those in your charge.

When we take care of our people, our people will take care of us. They will help see that our cause becomes a reality.…

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4 authors picked Leaders Eat Last as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

David Worrell Author Of Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
David Worrell
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Building a great company and a great team takes more than love and data. In Leaders Eat Last, I learned the science behind why we join teams, why we leave a team, and how to build a team where people want to stay.

It turns out that being a part of a team is in our DNA. Literally. We have survived as a species by working together, and our brains produce pleasure chemicals when we are standing shoulder to shoulder with a co-worker.

But that’s not what makes this book great. Simon Sinek references both large companies and the military…

From David's list on building culture, teamwork, and leadership.

Lida Citroën Author Of Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Lida Citroën
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Veterans understand the military practice of “officers eat last”.

While some of the concepts in this book will match up with a military mindset of being other-focused and seeking to serve not pursue recognition (“service before self”), in this book, Sinek shows you how to translate that concept into your professional career and bring a service mindset into the workplace. 

From Lida's list on success in a civilian life after the military.

Brad Federman Author Of Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Brad Federman
Author

Simon Sinek has a way of sharing ideas, principles, and more in a personal and powerful manner.

This book will pull you in and not only help you think about being a better leader, but also a better person.  His examples and language makes everything that more meaningful and come to life. Ultimately, you can use this book to create the environment you want for your workplace. 

From Brad's list on improving workplace culture.

Trial, Error, and Success: 10 Insights into Realistic Knowledge, Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence

By Sima Dimitrijev, PhD, Maryann Karinch,

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Sima Dimitrijev, PhD Author Of Trial, Error, and Success: 10 Insights into Realistic Knowledge, Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence

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Why am I passionate about this?

My core value is realistic education—learning from each other’s errors and successes, but with full awareness of the difference between the determined past and the uncertain future. We can benefit from uncertainty, which I’ve been doing for a living as an engineer, academic researcher, and inventor. I make use of knowledge and science as much as possible, but I also know that strategic decisions for the uncertain future require skepticism and thinking to deal with the differences in a new circumstance. With my core value, I am passionate about sharing insights and knowledge that our formal education does not provide.

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What is my book about?

Everything in nature evolves by trial, error, and success—from fundamental physics, through evolution in biology, to how people learn, think, and decide.

This book presents a way of thinking and realistic knowledge that our formal education shuns. Stepping beyond this ignorance, the book shows how to deal with and even benefit from uncertainty by skeptical thinking, strategic decisions, and teamwork based on enlightened self-interests.

This bottom-up thinking is thought-provoking for leaders who wish to build teams rather than herds. The insights in the book will help you to be better prepared for the unexpected, less likely to conform when you…

Trial, Error, and Success: 10 Insights into Realistic Knowledge, Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence

By Sima Dimitrijev, PhD, Maryann Karinch,

What is this book about?

Everything in nature evolves by trial, error, and success. They didn't teach you this in school, even though you should know why the rigid laws of physics don't rule nature and don't inhibit your free-will decisions to try, fail, and succeed. As a guide to success, this book shows how skepticism, prudent use of science, and thinking lead to strategic decisions for the uncertain future.
 
Presenting real-life examples, the thinking in the book combines sharp analyses with broad analogies to show:
 
How to identify realistic knowledge and avoid harm due to overgeneralized concepts. How to create new knowledge and solve…

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Marty Cagan Author Of Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Marty Cagan
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There are many excellent general management books about the value of empowered teams, but this book by Simon Sinek is one of my favorites. In this book, he also references and puts into context many of the books and articles that have been published on the topic of empowerment, so it’s a good general overview of the topic, as well as an inspiring read.

From Marty's list on building a strong technology organization.

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