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Author of Leaders Eat Last
Who is Simon Sinek
What stress hormone is released when we feel threatened or unsafe?
What is Cortisol
Where individuals in an organization have time and energy and are protected from the constant dangers outside.
What is the circle of safety
Sinek uses this branch of the military as an example because officers traditionally eat after their troops.
What is the United States Marines
What type of aircraft did Johnny Bravo and his wingman fly while providing air support to the 22-man Special Operations team in Afghanistan?
What is the A-10 Warthog
Call sign for the fighter pilot, Captain Mike Drowley, who risked his life to save his 22 member team in Afghanistan
Who is Johnny Bravo
Sinek argues that leadership behaviors are rooted not just in opinion, but in this scientific field.
What is Biology
The first story in the book takes place here.
What is Afghanistan
The official emblem and insignia of the United States Marine Corps given after 13 grueling weeks of bootcamp.
What is the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor Pin
According to a study by HR consultancy Mercer LLC, what percentage of employees said they would consider leaving their job if they had more flexibility?
What is one-third
CEO of HayssenSandiacre who said being a leader is like being a parent, we have to take care of each other.
Who is Bob Champman
This famous study of British civil servants found that lower-ranking workers had poorer health outcomes than their bosses.
What are the Whitehall Studies
In which country was a 2011 study conducted by a team of social scientists at the University of Canberra that concluded having a job you hate can be detrimental to your health, and in some cases may be worse than being unemployed?
What is Australia
Movie title based off the quote "A warrior carries helmet and breastplate for his own protection, but his shield for the safety of the whole line".
What is 300
According to Sinek, when people feel safe within their organization, they direct their energy toward fighting these challenges.
What are external threats
New recruit undergoing United States Marine Corps boot camp who heard " from this day on, words like I, me, and my will no longer be in your vocabulary. They will be replaced with we, together, and us.
Who is George
Researchers from the University College London found that people who didn't feel recognized for their effort at work were more likely to suffer from this disease.
What is heart disease
Ron Campbell, a twenty seven year veteran of the company, had just returned from three months in ____________, where he had been responsible for installing HayssenSandiacre's manufacturing equipment in a customer's plant.
What is Puerto Rico
Johnny Bravo imagined the Normandy invasion of World War II in a scene from what movie to help him relate to the troops below?
What is Saving Private Ryan
According to a 2013 Gallup poll, when employees are ignored by their managers, 40% become actively disengaged. What percentage become actively disengaged when their managers regularly criticize them?
What is 22%
A warrior society in ancient Greece, who were feared and revered for their strength, courage, and endurance.
Who are the Spartans
According to a study cited by Sinek, a child's sense of well-being is affected less by the number of hours their parents work and more by this when they come home.
What is their mood
Bob Chapman had a leadership epiphany while attending this type of event, where he realized that every employee is someone's son or daughter.
What is a wedding
At the beginning of Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek describes a 22-man Special Operations team escorting a captured high-value target shortly after 9/11. Which Al Qaeda leader is mentioned as the individual the Taliban refused to turn over?
Who is Osama bin Laden
Sinek uses a fable about a lion and four oxen from this famous 6th-century B.C. Greek storyteller to illustrate the importance of the Circle of Safety.
Who is Aesop