I occasionally listen to Simon Sinek’s podcasts, so it was a real treat reading “Leaders Eat Last”.

I liked how he expressed complex and profound truths in simple language. His desire that we see each other as humans instead of metrics underpins his entire book — and he went on to describe the importance of a high-trust environment. I particularly appreciated the part when he mentioned how people in high-trust environments found it necessary to break/bend the rules because they dared to ignore conventional norms and improvise to do the right thing. I also enjoyed reading how cross-pollination of ideas occurs organically when people who feel connected to one another synthesise their ideas. “Innovation through interaction” — the catchy slogan he came up with.

But firstly, the greatest affirmation I would want to give him is this paragraph outlining the frustrations the Boomers have with their Millennial subordinates. Guess what? I have similar misgivings with my current primary schoolers too! He even began his elaboration with the same word I have been trying to drill into my students’ heads: Exasperated. Woah! What are the odds of that happening? Talk about a synchronicity of minds.

I actually got a student to read that paragraph about Boomers’ frustrations with Millennials aloud in front of the class. Hopefully, some of them will grow up to read this gem of a book for themselves.