Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

Unlike dopamine, which is about instant gratification, oxytocin is long-lasting. The more time we spend with someone, the more we are willing to make ourselves vulnerable around them.

Human beings have thrived for fifty thousand years not because we are driven to serve ourselves, but because we are inspired to serve others.

It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.

And coming to work for the company is replaced by coming to work for each other.

The leaders of great organizations do not see people as a commodity to be managed to help grow the money.

As social animals, it is imperative for us to see the actual, tangible impact of our time and effort for our work to have meaning and for us to be motivated to do it even better.

Sadly, it is more common for leaders of companies to see the people as the means to drive the numbers.

This is what it means to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. That we are a part of a movement that will live on beyond the goals we set or the lives of the people who set them. It’s the camaraderie and shared purpose, as much as the milestones we set, that give our lives meaning. It is only by committing to a path, remaining steadfast on

This is the reason we find bureaucrats infuriating. They simply default to the rules with no consideration for the people those rules were designed to help or protect.