Simon Sinek

Like we don't have a single problem that somebody higher in the system makes a higher salary than me. I may think they're an idiot, but no one is morally offended that somebody more senior makes a higher salary, gets a better parking space or a corner office. It offends no one. However, the group is not stupid. We don't give first choice of meat and first choice of mate.

Like we don't have a single problem that somebody higher in the system makes a higher salary than me. I may think they're an idiot, but no one is morally offended that somebody more senior makes a higher salary, gets a better parking space or a corner office. It offends no one. However, the group is not stupid. We don't give first choice of meat and first choice of mate.

We don't give all these perks to our alphas, to our leaders for free. There's a deep-seated social contract that when danger threatens the tribe, the people who are actually better fed, the people who are actually smarter, actually stronger, there's an expectation that they are going to be the ones that will rush towards the danger to protect the rest of us.

We don't give all these perks to our alphas, to our leaders for free. There's a deep-seated social contract that when danger threatens the tribe, the people who are actually better fed, the people who are actually smarter, actually stronger, there's an expectation that they are going to be the ones that will rush towards the danger to protect the rest of us.

We don't give all these perks to our alphas, to our leaders for free. There's a deep-seated social contract that when danger threatens the tribe, the people who are actually better fed, the people who are actually smarter, actually stronger, there's an expectation that they are going to be the ones that will rush towards the danger to protect the rest of us.

That's why we gave first choice of mate, because we want to keep your genes in the gene pool in case you die. We're not stupid. And this is where things get haywire in the modern world, right? We don't have a problem that somebody more senior makes a lot more money than me. That's fine. I got no problem with that.

That's why we gave first choice of mate, because we want to keep your genes in the gene pool in case you die. We're not stupid. And this is where things get haywire in the modern world, right? We don't have a problem that somebody more senior makes a lot more money than me. That's fine. I got no problem with that.

That's why we gave first choice of mate, because we want to keep your genes in the gene pool in case you die. We're not stupid. And this is where things get haywire in the modern world, right? We don't have a problem that somebody more senior makes a lot more money than me. That's fine. I got no problem with that.

The problem is that when danger threatens the tribe, when we have a bad economy or a bad quarter or something happens, and then we use mass layoffs so that the leaders can protect their bonuses. That's when we have problems of trust. What we want to see is that our leaders will make a short-term sacrifice to protect our interests, not sacrifice our lives to protect their short-term interests.

The problem is that when danger threatens the tribe, when we have a bad economy or a bad quarter or something happens, and then we use mass layoffs so that the leaders can protect their bonuses. That's when we have problems of trust. What we want to see is that our leaders will make a short-term sacrifice to protect our interests, not sacrifice our lives to protect their short-term interests.

The problem is that when danger threatens the tribe, when we have a bad economy or a bad quarter or something happens, and then we use mass layoffs so that the leaders can protect their bonuses. That's when we have problems of trust. What we want to see is that our leaders will make a short-term sacrifice to protect our interests, not sacrifice our lives to protect their short-term interests.

And it literally goes against our very anthropology, our very nature as human beings. That's where you have huge, huge trust issues inside organizations.

And it literally goes against our very anthropology, our very nature as human beings. That's where you have huge, huge trust issues inside organizations.

And it literally goes against our very anthropology, our very nature as human beings. That's where you have huge, huge trust issues inside organizations.

So, I mean, we have to be very careful, right? And you're 100% right. And what starts to happen is we start to conflate all these different things that are happening, which is you're not prioritizing me. You're violating my boundaries. I want to work from home. And what the leaders are saying is, look, here are the rules of the tribe.

So, I mean, we have to be very careful, right? And you're 100% right. And what starts to happen is we start to conflate all these different things that are happening, which is you're not prioritizing me. You're violating my boundaries. I want to work from home. And what the leaders are saying is, look, here are the rules of the tribe.

So, I mean, we have to be very careful, right? And you're 100% right. And what starts to happen is we start to conflate all these different things that are happening, which is you're not prioritizing me. You're violating my boundaries. I want to work from home. And what the leaders are saying is, look, here are the rules of the tribe.

The rules of the tribe are we want you to work five days a week. If you don't like the rules of our tribe, you will do much better at a different tribe. Right? But if you're okay with the rules of our tribe, welcome and we will take care of you and you will take care of us. And this is why the best organizations are values-based organizations.

The rules of the tribe are we want you to work five days a week. If you don't like the rules of our tribe, you will do much better at a different tribe. Right? But if you're okay with the rules of our tribe, welcome and we will take care of you and you will take care of us. And this is why the best organizations are values-based organizations.

The rules of the tribe are we want you to work five days a week. If you don't like the rules of our tribe, you will do much better at a different tribe. Right? But if you're okay with the rules of our tribe, welcome and we will take care of you and you will take care of us. And this is why the best organizations are values-based organizations.