Simon Sinek Numbers Quotations

Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.

There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers.

And when a leader embraces their responsibility to care for people instead of caring for numbers, then people will follow, solve problems and see to it that that leader’s vision comes to life the right way, a stable way and not the expedient way.

A group of followers has strength because of its numbers. A following has power because of its beliefs.

Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic.

The value of networking is not measured by the number of people we meet but by the number of people we introduce to others.

A great leader will never sacrifice the people for the numbers.

Managers watch over our numbers, our time and our results. Leaders watch over us.

Stand for people. Not a product or service or metric or number. If we stand for real, living, breathing people, we will change the world.

Because a true sense of purpose is deeply emotional, it serves as a compass to guide us to act in a way completely consistent with our values and beliefs. Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic.