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The?New York Times?bestseller by the acclaimed?author?of START WITH WHY and TOGETHER IS BETTER?

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes?up inspired to go to work feels trusted and valued?during the day then returns home feeling fulfilled.?This is not a crazy idealized notion. As Simon Sinek noticed in his travels around the?world?great leaders create?environments in which people naturally?work together to do remarkable things. Some of these?teams trust each other?so deeply that they would literally put their lives on?the line for each other.?
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Far more common unfortunately are teams that seem?doomed to infighting?fragmentation?and failure no matter what incentives are offered. But why?

The answer became clear during a conversation?with a Marine Corps general who explained a USMC?tradition:?Officers eat last.?Sinek watched as the most junior Marines ate?first while the most senior Marines took their place?at the back of the line.?
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Whats symbolic in the chow?hall is deadly serious on the battlefield: great leaders?sacrifice their own comfort?even their own survival?for the good of those in their care.

This principle has been true since the earliest?tribes of hunters and gatherers. It??s not a management?theory; it??s biology. Our brains and bodies evolved?to help us find food?? shelter?? mates?? and especially?safety. We??ve always lived in a dangerous world???facing predators and enemies at every turn. We?thrived only when we felt safe among our