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Most Organizations Only Focus On What They Do And How They Do It - Tactics And Strategies - And They Aren't Even Aware That This Thing Called The Why Exists. Focusing On Only Two Pieces Of A Three Piece Puzzle Leaves An Organization, Or A Career, Inherently Out Of Balance. Being Out Of Balance, Only Operating On Two Of The Three Pieces, Shows Up In Different Ways - Increased Stress, Loss Of Passion, Obsession With What Your Competition Is Doing, Being Forced To Play The Price Game, Trouble Differentiating. These Are All Signs That The Why Is Missing.

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Most Organizations Only Focus

Simon Sinek

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Most Organizations Only Focus On What They Do And How They Do It - Tactics And Strategies - And They Aren't Even Aware That This Thing Called The Why Exists. Focusing On Only Two Pieces Of A Three Piece Puzzle Leaves An Organization, Or A Career, Inherently Out Of Balance. Being Out Of Balance, Only Operating On Two Of The Three Pieces, Shows Up In Different Ways - Increased Stress, Loss Of Passion, Obsession With What Your Competition Is Doing, Being Forced To Play The Price Game, Trouble Differentiating. These Are All Signs That The Why Is Missing.

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