Start with why — aligned quick ideas

Arpan
2 min readMay 10, 2021

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World that doesn’t start with why

  • Assume you know : You start working on assumptions but they can be wrong
  • Manipulation Types : Price, Promotions, Fear, Aspirations, Peer pressure, Novelty (A.K.A ) Innovation
  • Manipulations Lead to Transactions, Not Loyalty

An alternative perspective

Golden Circle

  • Why : Purpose ,belief
  • How : Difference, Features
  • What : Product

Ways

Inside out : Better way

Outside in

People don’t buy what you do they buy why you do

What is proof of why

Not the Only Way, Just One Way

THIS IS NOT OPINION, THIS IS BIOLOGY

CLARITY, DISCIPLINE AND CONSISTENCY

  • Clarity of WHY
  • Discipline of HOW
  • Consistency of WHAT
  • If You Don’t Know WHY, You Can’t Know HOW

Leaders need following

THE EMERGENCE OF TRUST

  • the goal is to hire people who believe what you believe.
  • Give them something to believe in Why
  • When Motivated by WHY, Success Just Happens

How a tipping point tips

  • Use why over what in innovation

HOW TO RALLY THOSE WHO BELIEVE

START WITH WHY, BUT KNOW HOW

Energy Excites. Charisma Inspires.

Why — leader, How — Actions, What — result

  • Operate from why and implement multiple ways of how
  • What consistency on why’s clarity creates believe

The biggest challenge is success

  • Split happens
  • Achievement and success are different things
  • Measure Why into actions getting delivered

Discover Why

  • The WHY Comes from Looking Back
  • If You Follow Your WHY, Then Others Will Follow You

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