Sinek found that successful people think and act completely opposite from the others who end up “losing”. He studied the lives of Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers, who did not have as much funding or expertise as Samuel Langley in the aviation wars, yet won against the odds. This question kept bugging me until I met Simon Sinek via a TED Talk, who similarly grappled with this issue. Wikipedia had one employee yet eliminated heavy-weights Encyclopaedia Britannia and Microsoft’s Encarta to become the world’s largest encyclopaedia. A couple of years ago, I interviewed Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on The Leaderonomics Show. Mozilla is a small foundation with less than 60 employees but their Firefox product is far superior to mighty Microsoft’s IE, which has more resources, talent and funding. Why is Apple considered more innovative than Samsung, even though Samsung wins more innovation awards? Why are some people and organisations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others, even though they may be less funded, less equipped, and possibly far inferior? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike?Įverywhere, small start-ups were outwitting big giants, and “little” people like Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Sam Walton were out-muscling far more advanced and illustrious opponents. Interestingly, his speech began with “I have a dream” and not “I have a plan.”Ī couple of years ago, I was perplexed by an issue. Martin Luther King inspired many to make a difference on racism.
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