Yes, this has been around a while, but given the current climate it feels very relevant. Simon Sinek always tells a good story - and this TED talk continues that tradition.
I don’t think enough leaders understand the real impact they have on their people. Apart from your partner/significant other, they are often the most important person in your life – someone who can really impact your motivation, wellbeing and performance. Often when I say this to people they immediately think about their boss and how they make them feel. I say you should be thinking about those you lead and how you make them feel.
The line from the talk that really struck me was 'Great leaders sacrifice the numbers for their people, rather than their people for the number.' There are lots of organisations and leaders we all know who could learn something from that...
The only variable are the conditions inside the organization, and that's where leadership matters, because it's the leader that sets the tone. When a leader makes the choice to put the safety and lives of the people inside the organization first, to sacrifice their comforts and sacrifice the tangible results, so that the people remain and feel safe and feel like they belong, remarkable things happen.
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