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The Concept Of Why Is Already In The Vernacular. It Is Now A Noun. "that Company Doesn't Know Their Why." "they Need To Learn Their Why." "that Politician Needs To Understand His Why." We Talk About It As A Noun. That Never Existed Prior To 2009. That Never Existed Prior To 2006 When I First Started Articulating It. This Is The Most Amazing Thing To Me. It Has Now Become A Concept. It's Part Of The Way We Think About Businesses And Transactions And Decisions.

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The Concept Of Why

Simon Sinek

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The Concept Of Why Is Already In The Vernacular. It Is Now A Noun. "that Company Doesn't Know Their Why." "they Need To Learn Their Why." "that Politician Needs To Understand His Why." We Talk About It As A Noun. That Never Existed Prior To 2009. That Never Existed Prior To 2006 When I First Started Articulating It. This Is The Most Amazing Thing To Me. It Has Now Become A Concept. It's Part Of The Way We Think About Businesses And Transactions And Decisions.

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