![35462785642 C6511832b3 H](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/dbbb868b-2284-4f4e-8372-3638a17006e1/35462785642_c6511832b3_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=450&mono=0a7c51&q=80&rect=0%2C107%2C1600%2C899&w=800)
You find a place that shares your values, that views you as a human being...and you work very hard every day to contribute to that culture and enjoy the love of that job.
Show Notes
Joshua Johnson, host of WAMU’s “1A,” interviews Simon Sinek in this Takeover episode. Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. His 2009 Ted talk about how great leaders inspire others to take action is the third most watched talk on TED.com. His books include "Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action;" "Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t;" "Together is Better;" and the forthcoming "Find Your Why." In this discussion, Sinek discusses his concept “The Golden Triangle,” and he explains how a difficult period in his life helped inform his work about leadership.
Explore
Related episodes
![millennials, motivation and the changing world of work 2017](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6cbcd40b-a156-47d0-a0a7-46ede04f618e/35630632775_9720f7c46a_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=ab287a&q=80&rect=84%2C168%2C3849%2C3848&w=400)
![millennials, motivation and the changing world of work 2017](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6cbcd40b-a156-47d0-a0a7-46ede04f618e/35630632775_9720f7c46a_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=84%2C168%2C3849%2C3848&w=400)
Millennials shoulder a lot of stereotypes.
![19246306623 C769356c37 H](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/dcc73354-3cad-4689-b5ba-2d965c6525c5/19246306623_c769356c37_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=7d247d&q=80&rect=534%2C0%2C1066%2C1066&w=400)
![19246306623 C769356c37 H](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/dcc73354-3cad-4689-b5ba-2d965c6525c5/19246306623_c769356c37_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=534%2C0%2C1066%2C1066&w=400)
What might we learn from the past about the current state of politics and democracy in America?
![Doris Kearns Goodwin](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/24231463-bdcf-4f68-8cd8-17bc1ea32526/_RS22350.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=0a80bc&q=80&rect=532%2C0%2C1955%2C1955&w=400)
![Doris Kearns Goodwin](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/24231463-bdcf-4f68-8cd8-17bc1ea32526/_RS22350.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=532%2C0%2C1955%2C1955&w=400)
What qualities make a good leader?