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Where Simon Sinek gets it wrong with company values
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Don't follow names, follow logic. Simon Sinek is one of the most popular management and leadership thinkers. But when he talks about company values he makes three majorly flawed assumptions.
This episode dissects his line of reasoning regarding company values using a talk he gave and published on YouTube.
0:00 - Intro and recap of the last episode about corporate culture 01:56 - Introduction to Simon Sinek's view about company values 03:59 - Dissecting Simon Sinek's reasoning - Part 1: nouns vs verbs 04:39 - Part 2: You can't live by a company value 07:01 - Circular expectations: How company values actually emerge 08:07 - Part 3: The danger of holding people accountable for living by company values 15:12 - A positive example of a mid-sized company for real change 16:24 - Start a conversation with your colleagues 18:03 - Final words
Video by Simon Sinek "How should a company share it's values? | Q+A" that served as a source for this episode: https://youtu.be/5yE541BY-1c
The named company that stopped manipulating culture but made actual changes: Beutlhauser: https://www.beutlhauser.de
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As a leader, how do you know if the mainstream management advice you consume is reliable? And if everyone follows the same opinion, how do you avoid mediocracy? In this show Mark Poppenborg dissects mainstream publications on management, organisational change and work as a whole. Train your critical thinking, get practical inspiration and benefit from an unconventional and highly successful perspective on leadership and organisational design. Mark is the founder and creative force behind intrinsify, a group of companies that leads businesses towards modern leadership, post-bureaucratic organisational design and purposeful work by advising and educating decision makers in key roles.
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