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Drawing the inference from the Marine Corps, wherein the culture exists that the junior Marines eat first while the most senior Marine officer takes their place at the back of the line, the author Simon Sinek justifies the title of my recent book “Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together, and Others Don't” . I believe this book is far better written and engaging than the first book titled Start With Why The book offers a unique perspective on 'leadership' and the art of building, sustaining, and performing in long-term teams. It stands out because it not only delves into areas like attitudes or culture in general but also emphasizes the need for adaptive leadership in the face of changing workforce dynamics and the call to transcend profit-centric leadership. The book explores the concept of family culture in organizations. According to Sinek, a leader's role is not merely to ' command and order ' but to ensure that all team members are equipp...

This latest read is from eminent speaker cum motivational writer Simon Sinek and is titled “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action.” After skimming through the book, honestly, I am confused about the high praise this book has received. Sadly, the book's title, which motivated me to read it, is deceiving. The main idea presented in the book is to lead any business with a purpose. Writings in the book revolve around the concept of Leading with Pathos over Logos and emotion over Logic, which shall eventually make people follow. The book seems to be rambling about the successful companies (and not a single mention of failed companies who had their WHYs), primarily through the tale of Apple's success, as if successful companies can clearly articulate WHY they are in business (beyond making the profit) rather than just being able to describe WHAT they do and HOW they do it. There is a subset of cases that presented a different set of ideas on l...