Simon Sinek is a researcher, author and public speaker. He set out to discover what qualities produced the best team members and leaders. He spent part of his time speaking with members of the Navy Seals. This group is made up of some of the finest leaders in the world. In order to become a Seal, someone in the Navy or Marines must volunteer to go through a grueling 24-week training known as BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL). Roughly 1 out of 8 people make it through this training, and these are people who prepared themselves for this training. Most voluntarily tap out because the training is either too emotionally or physically exhausting.
Simon asks a simple question of the Seal team members. Who makes it through BUDS and becomes a seal? The video contains the answer:
To reiterate, it’s not who you think. The people who make it through are:
“Every single one of them that makes it through – when they are emotionally exhausted, when they are physically exhausted – someway, somehow, they are able to dig down deep inside themselves to find the energy to help the person next to them – service – giving to another, having their back, is what makes the highest performing teams in the world – not their strength or their intelligence – it’s their willingness to be there for each other.”
Joe’s Perspective: I’ve been watching this clip on Youtube for years. To me, it’s an amazing revelation. We have all these beliefs about how someone becomes successful or how someone becomes a leader… and they are all wrong. It’s like the lecture in the Character Development and Leadership Curriculum on how people get hired, promoted and fired. It is not what you think. The same is true in this scenario. Simon has discovered that it is not your intelligence or skill set that makes you a great leader. He is saying it comes down to one simple trait – service. In other words, selfishness or arrogance are the worst traits of a leader. It’s about your willingness to recognize the needs of your team and help them when times get tough.
Your Turn: On a scale of 1-10, how willing are you to sacrifice for and serve your team members (family, sports team, class)?
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9, I’ll always be ready to make sacrifices to better my team however some things are bigger than sports like family for example. In that case it would be a 10
On a scale of one to ten, I would sacrifice everything for my team. Maybe not an ankle or a leg, but I would consider giving my all to a team important so I would say about a nine.
9, I always want my teammates to succeed
I think it is cool how they are all bonded like a family and have each others back
I would say a 9.
8.
I would say 9 because I will always try my best to do what is right for the team. I also want my teammates and friends to succeed.
I would say 9 because I will always try my best to do what is right for the team. I also want my teammates and friends to succeed.
I would say nine. I would give everything I have for my team. My team is a lot of my life and I need them so I would.
For my family would be 10 because they are always there for me and help push me to do hard things.
I thought it was really inspiring and motivated me to do better.
10 I will do almost anything for my family and friends.
On a scale of 1-10 how willing are you to sacrifice and serve team members and family I would say 10-10. I would do that because that would get me through life and be a better person all together not just for me but the people around me.
5 i wood sacrifice for my family but not much more
On a scale of 1-10, I would choose 10 because I am always willing to sacrifice myself for my friends and family. I want to keep them safe and always make them feel proud of me.
Im willing to sacrifice for my family on about nine out of ten. I will do anything for them but sometimes they’ve got to figure it out themselves.My class i will forever defend unless they’re actually wrong. I dont really watch sports so id say class is about an eight out of ten.
On a scale of 1-10, I personally am willing to sacrifice for and serve my family at a rate of 8. This is because it depends on what I’m sacrificing for. Such as if someone lost something very important to them, I would give them my time to help them find it.
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