Join bestselling author and business leadership speaker Simon Sinek as he delves into the phenomenon of quiet quitting. He emphasizes the need for open, honest communication between employers and employees about their expectations. Simon suggests treating work as a conversation rather than a speech, encouraging a culture where colleagues can explore their ambitions together. He even draws an intriguing parallel to polyamory, advocating for transparency in both professional and personal relationships to foster genuine connections.
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Quiet Quitting and Expectation Management
Quiet quitting is about expectation management between employers and employees.
Companies should be honest about their work culture, and employees about their career goals.
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Amazon's Transparency
Simon Sinek uses Amazon as an example of a company transparent about its demanding culture.
Employees can choose whether to join, knowing the expectations.
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Apple's Demanding Culture
Sinek recounts how Apple, under Steve Jobs, was demanding but rewarding.
Employees acknowledged the pressure while producing their best work.
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In 'The Infinite Game', Simon Sinek distinguishes between finite and infinite games. Finite games have known players, fixed rules, and a clear endpoint, whereas infinite games, like business and life, have no defined endpoint and are played to continue the game rather than to win. Sinek argues that leaders who adopt an infinite mindset, focusing on a 'Just Cause', building 'Trusting Teams', having 'Worthy Rivals', practicing 'Existential Flexibility', and showing the 'Courage to Lead', will build stronger, more innovative, and resilient organizations. The book uses real-world examples to illustrate the benefits of an infinite mindset and the pitfalls of a finite mindset in business and leadership[1][2][5].
In this moment, bestselling author and business leadership speaker, Simon Sinek discusses quiet quitting and the importance of expectation management when it comes to work. Simon says that both employers and employees need to be more open and honest about what they want from their professional relationship. For instance, he says that Amazon is very open that it is a very tough and competitive culture, so people can choose whether they want to work in that sort of environment. Equally, employees need to be honest about how they want work to fit into their life, do they want an easy casual job or do they want to push hard and be ambitious. Simon believes we need to treat work like a conversation, previously it has been treated like a speech where workers were told what they were going to do, but now people can ask, why does work have to be that way?
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