Preparing A Deeper Look At Their Leadership Style

The book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, written by Simone Sinek, is a necessary read for anyone wanting to take a deeper look at their leadership style. Simon Sinek is an author and motivational speaker with one simple goal, inspire others. Simon Sinek examines numerous companies throughout the book, and how they have been more successful in their business ventures, than others by merely starting with â€Å"why†. The â€Å"why† as illustrated throughout the book is the most powerful tool a leader has, but is often forgotten, or even worse, never realized. Likewise, it is paramount for the leaders in our Army to have the ability to think outside of the box, be innovated, and adaptable. There is a myriad of†¦show more content†¦Sinek (2011) writes, â€Å"The Golden Circle was inspired by the golden ratio- a simple mathematical relationship that has fascinated mathematicians, biologists, architects, artists, musicians and natu ralist since the beginning of history† (Sinek, 2011, p. 37). The Golden Circle, as shown in figure 1, is comprised of three circles: The outermost ring is the â€Å"What,† this is what the company does to fulfill their core belief. The next ring is the â€Å"How,† this is how the business achieve their core belief. Finally, the innermost ring is the â€Å"Why,† this is the core belief of the business. It is why the business exists. Sinek uses the Golden Circle to illustrate how many companies begin with what they do, instead of why they do it. Figure 1. The Golden Circle. The â€Å"what† someone does is very simple for most people to answer. In the Army, the â€Å"what† is easily defined; â€Å"The Army’s mission is to fight and win our Nation’s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders.† (The Official Homepage of the United States Army). The â€Å"what† in the Army is important to understand, and most can tell you â€Å"what† they do. A Soldier might say, â€Å"I’m an artilleryman. I shoot explosive rounds out of a howitzer.† However, knowing the â€Å"what† he does is not critical to his success of being a