dunguyen's review against another edition
2.0
So following my less than positive review of Start With Why I had hoped this would be a bit more specific on how to find your why. And it just about does it. Except that it too suffers from the problems of the first book. Simon Sinek has now teamed up with coworkers David Mead and Peter Docker who has made a business of helping companies find their "why" or their purpose to write this book so that everyone can find it for themselves.
I'm not sure what I expected but I had hoped that I would, after reading this book, be more clear in my purpose (I prefer purpose rather than capital why which I think Sinek is trying to make into a brand) but it didn't really happen. The exercises in the book require others to help you discover that so I can't tell if it works or not. But the reason I left the book disappointed is that the authors manage to cram an entire book full of nothing. Somehow fifty pages are spent before the guides for finding the why of an individual or a company are found. Even worse is the guides themselves which are actually quite straightforward but they manage to make it sound like rocket science. Essentially for individuals, find the stories from your life that evokes the strongest emotional response. Look for patterns, the overarching pattern is your focus. But like in Start with the Why, it's somehow an entire book instead of another TED talk. At this point, after reading two of Sinek's book, I'm a bit afraid that I just don't get his style. To me it looks like he has some great principles (which you could find from reading most other books) and that he is trying to make it into this world brand, introducing new names to old concepts and selling books with very little content.
I'll give the exercises a shot, although I would say I've seen the same exercises mentioned elsewhere. Based on this and Start with the Why, I doubt I'll be reading more of Sinek's books, the WHY of the books are simply not enough.
I'm not sure what I expected but I had hoped that I would, after reading this book, be more clear in my purpose (I prefer purpose rather than capital why which I think Sinek is trying to make into a brand) but it didn't really happen. The exercises in the book require others to help you discover that so I can't tell if it works or not. But the reason I left the book disappointed is that the authors manage to cram an entire book full of nothing. Somehow fifty pages are spent before the guides for finding the why of an individual or a company are found. Even worse is the guides themselves which are actually quite straightforward but they manage to make it sound like rocket science. Essentially for individuals, find the stories from your life that evokes the strongest emotional response. Look for patterns, the overarching pattern is your focus. But like in Start with the Why, it's somehow an entire book instead of another TED talk. At this point, after reading two of Sinek's book, I'm a bit afraid that I just don't get his style. To me it looks like he has some great principles (which you could find from reading most other books) and that he is trying to make it into this world brand, introducing new names to old concepts and selling books with very little content.
I'll give the exercises a shot, although I would say I've seen the same exercises mentioned elsewhere. Based on this and Start with the Why, I doubt I'll be reading more of Sinek's books, the WHY of the books are simply not enough.
jackyccino's review against another edition
2.0
A workshop in a book in how to find your why in a (company) team. Very practical and rather of little value for an individual without an assessment partner.
Probably a most helpful book for team leaders, managers, CEOs... !
Probably a most helpful book for team leaders, managers, CEOs... !
meitaeryanti's review against another edition
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
Membaca buku ini karena ikutan sebuah course. Harusnya buku ini dibaca setelah membaca buku Start With Why tapi aku menyelesaikan buku ini terlebih dahulu karena buku ini lebih praktikal dan aku punya deadline menyelesaikannya karena ada yang perlu didiskusikan. Bab 1 buku ini sebetulnya sudah merangkum poin2 penting dari buku Start With Why tapi untuk tahu penjelasan lebih lanjut tentang poin2nya memang harus membaca buku Start With Why sih.
Menariknya, ketika selesai mendiskusikan buku ini, aku bisa merenungkan dengan lebih jernih apa prioritas yang ingin diambil ketika sebelumnya aku ingin melakukan banyak hal. Buku yang menurutku pas banget dibaca di akhir tahun seperti ini :-D
Menariknya, ketika selesai mendiskusikan buku ini, aku bisa merenungkan dengan lebih jernih apa prioritas yang ingin diambil ketika sebelumnya aku ingin melakukan banyak hal. Buku yang menurutku pas banget dibaca di akhir tahun seperti ini :-D
tltorrez's review against another edition
4.0
Love the Process
This is not the most well written book but I think the process is amazing. I’m only part way through but so far it’s having such great results.
This is not the most well written book but I think the process is amazing. I’m only part way through but so far it’s having such great results.
jassim's review against another edition
1.0
It was waste of time and money. I had a lot of expectation about this book since Start with Why was so amazing piece of work. But this one disappointed me. It could be a 10 page booklet.
maga82's review against another edition
1.0
Otóż ja tej książki nie doczytałam! Może ze mnie jest jakiś kompletnie beznadziejny przypadek jeśli chodzi o motywowanie czy jakiś samorozwój, ale... Dla mnie ta książka jest totalnie bez sensu. Wydaje się być raczej reklamą metody i firmy, która pomaga w znajdowaniu swojego dlaczego niż jakimś samodzielnym poradnikiem. No bo samodzielnie nic z nią nie zrobisz. Musisz znaleźć sobie mentora, którym nie będzie nikt zbyt bliski, ale też nikt specjalnie daleki, bo musi Cię jednak trochę znać i lubić. No i jeszcze musi znać całą zasadę szukania DLACZEGO. Ech... Na dodatek autorzy książki twierdzą, że nasze DLACZEGO kształtuje się, gdy mamy 15-19 lat. A najlepsze jest to, że nie mają do tego kompletnie żadnego uzasadnienia. Zero bibliografii, badań naukowych, czegokolwiek! Zastanawiam się skąd w ogóle wzięli te liczby. Niestety przez te dziwne "fakty", którym nie towarzyszą żadne źródła książka straciła dla mnie wiarygodność i zdecydowałam się przestać tracić na nią czas. Pozostanie niedokończona.
yamherrera's review against another edition
4.0
¿Conoces la diferencia entre el qué, el cómo y el porqué? ¿Qué utilidad tienen en tu vida? ¿En dónde obtienes mayores resultados ? Te invito a descubrirlo en el video de mi IGTV