A review by cmcarr
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't by Simon Sinek

2.0

This book does a great job of outlining what a strong organizational culture looks like, and contrasting it with a poorly functioning one. I'm completely bought in on the organization that seeks to seeks to empower and enrich the lives of its employees. That being said, I found it hard to take away how to push for and enable such a culture if you aren't the CEO of the organization. I truly believe everyone can impact culture, but this book didn't give much insight into how to do that outside of the executive level.

I couldn't help but to think about dysfunctional organizations when I read this book. I worked for (at least) one organization that lacked an empowering, respectful culture. And I think I underestimated the way in which that culture slowly impacts how you think about leadership, mentorship, collaboration, etc. I'm still working on unlearning some of the things I naturally picked up there.