{"id":1465,"date":"2010-05-24T17:35:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T15:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maurice.vanderfeesten.name\/blog\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2010-05-24T17:35:20","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T15:35:20","slug":"simon-sinek-how-great-leaders-inspire-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/maurice.vanderfeesten.name\/blog\/simon-sinek-how-great-leaders-inspire-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html\" width=\"320\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question &#8220;Why?&#8221; His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers &#8230; (Filmed at TEDxPugetSound.)<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, Simon Sinek released the book &#8220;Start With Why&#8221; &#8212; a synopsis of the theory he has begun using to teach others how to become effective leaders and inspire change.<\/p>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/168354_254x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In 2009, Simon Sinek released the book &#8220;Start With Why&#8221; &#8212; a synopsis of the theory he has begun using to teach others how to become effective leaders and inspire change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question &#8220;Why?&#8221; His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers &#8230; (Filmed at TEDxPugetSound.) 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