Asking for help as a LEADER | Simon Sinek

2 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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A brief spoken reflection by Simon Sinek emphasizing that leaders do not need to have all the answers; the most transformative leadership skill he learned was asking for help confidently and candidly. He argues that willingness to ask for help matters more for leadership and career growth than being the smartest person in the room.

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The most important lesson I learned as a young leader was I don't have to know all the answers and I don't have to pretend that I do. And the biggest, biggest skill that I learned that profoundly changed the course of my career as I learned to ask for help. And it is amazing that when you learn to ask for help with confidence, not I can't do this and can you help me? But I'm like, hey, I have no clue what I'm doing. Can somebody please help me what I'm doing here? Do you know how to do this? Because I'm an idiot. You know, if you can learn to ask for help with confidence, it will have more impact on your growth as a leader and your growth in your career than almost anything else. Being the smartest in the room is not important. Being the one who's willing to ask for help is the most important.