ARE YOU AN ALPHA? - Simon Sinek - Why Leaders Eat Last 

Years ago I was a shift supervisor with security at a hospital. I always made sure my officers got their dinner breaks before I took my own. I never asked them to do something that I myself wasn't willing to do. And when we had to take down a violent patient I was always the first one through the door. I learned that from my NCO's in the Army Infantry - lead by example.

"Leaders eat last" That really is true because I'm in a management position at work and I break last (if I even get a break) because I make sure everyone & everything is taken care first. I break when the work is done, not when it's time for everyone else to metaphorically "eat". The people are my burden & responsibility; I do nothing for myself until they're taken care of.

Some leaders of the modern-day fail to see this and blindly say, "I'm just doing my job". Last time I took a class at college, my teacher was in fact the opposite kind of leader. He was friendly yet serious, trustworthy, knowledgeable, and provided proper assistance to those who weren't even in the class. Since he had the power to do so, why not do it. People may say, "that's because you paid him to do so". Maybe but nobody goes to the lengths he took.

"Why leaders eat last"... proceeds to explain why leaders eat first.

It's good to finally see a good example of what leadership means. I've always struggled to explain to people, but this is how I would always want it explained.

This is why Kobe never passed the damn ball

This is by far my favorite RU-vid channel, the drawings are as inspiring as the words! Thank you After Skool

I think this channel needs to be in every school at least one hour per day.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. It makes so much sense!

Maybe change the title? It say 'why leaders eat last', but the video states that alpha eat first.

This intro, the music and the drawing, is simply superb. It brings me a type of joy or comfort that everythings gonna be alright. Please don't ever change it :)

Very true from my experience. A few years ago I was in a bar with a couple of friends. The biggest, strongest friend (who had always been our caretaker) was so drunk he went to the bathroom for an hour and didn't come out. Left me with our two friends, one was an overweight placid guy the other was a small nervous guy. We were playing pool. Three guys came into the bar and two of them immediately came over to me and started trying to offend me. Getting too close, invading my space. Smacktalking etc. I could see their betas were glancing around at my friends, and it became apparent they wanted trouble. Their alpha, the biggest guy by far, was sitting at the bar with his back to us. I didn't get a good look at him but I knew he was at least 6'3" and probably 3-4 stone heavier than me. I was very nervous, I knew I wouldn't be able to fight all these guys (and they were bad guys) and I knew I couldn't rely on either on my friends who were present, and a little bit of me felt responsible for getting them out of harms way. So I "pretended" to be alpha, and got cheeky back, and stood up tall and kept control best I could. Finally after what seemed like forever, our big friend came out of the bathroom, and he stood there silently near the doorway looking at the three guys. I had no idea how long he'd been standing there when I spotted him, I'd been playing pool and trying to keep my eyes on my two extremely nervous friends. Then my alpha friend put down his drink and walked over to the biggest one of their group and sat down next to him and put his arm around him. Looking him straight in the eye and smiling, he asked if he could buy them all a beer and started feeling the guys nipple inside his shirt. Then he stood up and laughed and said "yeah I'm not gay! Just joking! Hey you guys want a fight? Or a beer? I'll buy you a beer. Or I'll kick the fuck out of you... nah I'm just joking! Let me buy you a beer! THREE BEERS PLEASE DARLIN! You wanna beer, yeah?...." and I swear to god all three had left the bar in the next 2 minutes. That's alpha, he knew instantly he had to do something, he wasn't nervous, he knew what to do and he ENJOYED doing it. He got a kick out of it. Then he came over and rubbed my shoulder and said "well done, sorry I was being sick ha! lets play pool" and we carried on playing. So yes I was nervous, because there was trouble and our alpha, our protector wasn't present. Yes I (we) expected him to fix it and step up. Yes he DID step up without fear or considering his own safety. Yes he got the job done. I guess he was just more alpha than their alpha!

ironically I watched way more of their/your videos during the school year than after

it is interesting how Jesus also said that to be a leader, you have to be the servant, to be first you have to be last.

I can’t tell you how many times I watch this as a reminder

I'll give you 6 star rating to your storytelling skills 🤩 , oh my gosh how good it is !!!

I have a problem with giving money to Mother Teresa

Most ppl would be surprised at their level of alpha-ness

Urban myth - menstrual cycles only occasionally align. And yet it is still stated as fact. Though I am angry that Kings no longer are at the front in battle.

This is stuff I've been preaching for years

A perfect explanation of how the majority feel about our 'leaders' in current society...No wonder I don't follow them or 'have their back' .....

Old crusty war vet, completely agree with your assessment of the "Alpha."

"no one has a problem that your boss makes more than you." I always knew Karl Marx wasn't human.

This video just explained South African politics in 6 minutes, Bravo man

At the end he is angry dude

Not just the animations but also the commentary, good job dude. Great vid.

Being Alpha AKA a leader takes the right mind set and they need to inspire and lead by example to truly be a good leader

This kind of animation is just astonishing. Great work!

Explains every politician. So who's willing to step up knowing this informaiton?

Alpha doesn't always mean the toughest or most badass in life. You just control social situations more than others. Sometimes because you can't stand to not be the center of attention

Excellent video. Incredible message. love the art. Can't wait for more of these!

That was amazing. I’m so happy I found these videos. Especially the Alan Watts on

Few people want to step to the challenge of leadership for fear of failure. For themselves. When you care about yourself first no progress can be made. A true leader puts the needs of others before their own and accepts failure as a whole. Accepting failure is part of being a good leader. Anyone who says they have never failed is a liar and not to be trusted. Those who can accept it without blaming others are fit to lead.

GREAT video! I wish I could 'thumbs up' more than once.

Truthfully these days to many think being the leader is being a loud, pushy, "dominant" / controlling. Being an alpha and a leader is a whole lot more than that.

This is turning into my fav channel

1:29 The dudes behind the tree are savage AF

I'd have an issue with Mother Theresa. But you'd have to understand the history of her.

you completely defined what is needed to be defined, good job sir!

Alpha is based on context and perception. The best professional baseball player is not the alpha at a men's gymnastics meet. The most shredded physique competitor is not the alpha at a sumo wrestling match. It is a fluid concept.

I am naturally not an alpha. Even if someone sees me as one, I see them as an alpha too, so it's just an awkward situation where we try to follow each other, be quiet, and not make eye contact.

I'VE BEEN TOO THE MOFO MOUNTIAN TOP. Now we rollin' like Reeves. BEING A LEADER MEANS STEPPING UP WHEN STEPPED UPON TOO THOSE WHO FOLLOW YOU. WITH GREAT REWARD COMES AN EVEN GREATER RESPONSIBILITY

holy fuck. the amount of "speakers" that end every sentence with ".... right?" like bro do you really need to ask us if youre right? its just a compulsory thing people do to assert dominance while speaking so they feel comfortable

I feel like he’s making a lot of assumptions that aren’t necessarily true Edit: To be clear, this comment was a very polite way of saying that the dude making the presentation has no idea what he’s talking about and is clearly bullshitting. It’s not scientific just because you’ve made a fucking power point about it. Now please stop commenting.

I love the "It's good to be the king" reference... kudos...

I watched the whole video mistakenly thinking the title was, "Why Leaders Eat FAST." *Oh, I eat fast! What's the science behind that??*

#freetyler1

Amazing insight … with excellent clarity.

wow, eye opening

I bet this video is based on scientific research and entirely factually correct.

I learned this subconsciously. This is explain why boat captain are the last one to jump off ship till everyone leave.

Something tells me this guy doesn’t like bankers... lol

Just did the test. I’m a Gamma.

He became really passionate towards the end

Just found out I’m an alpha, so now I’m gonna go ask out my crush.

Basically a respectable alpha takes care of people and the alpha that's not respected takes advantage of people.

Real leadership is rare in the business world. The business world is really a knife fight. A marketing person fights the competition to get the business but then might get stabbed in the back by a fellow employee that is trying to take over his/her developed accounts. A good marketing person carries a very sharp bayonet, not a knife.

This alpha idea is ingrained in wanna-be-man with self-confidence at foot step level

Alpha-beta theory was debunked by its creator.

Damn, that was savage. Bad-ass speech, Simon really knows his stuff. Great example of a "good" alpha. If only all our leaders had this attitude!

In our society we think the alphas are the neoliberal broilers or the instagram body building narcisists. But in reality a alpha can be a nerd who is staying at home reading books etc.

Nice, love these videos. My ramblings: In a society ruled by conformity, all people will attempt to be alpha at some point. And in the midst of extreme specialization, the roles of alphas in a work setting is questionable, to me at least. Working in teams, I've noticed that people who don't know how to consciously reduce their "alpha-ness" really make me question their input sometimes. And, others generally regard them with disdain. The one who's considerate of everybody's strengths, and steps back to allow others to shine, is a great leader. Not to mention, in a team where the alpha is separate (the boss) and clearly above everybody... no one benefits from peoples' singular desire to rise up in status. Respect and trust is earned, not forced. To me, this is a very redeeming quality in humans, but that's neither here nor there. Hierarchy in society is very fluid within the middle power/status group, especially on the macro-level, above the family unit, but otherwise it's not at all. I won't be advising myself to become more alpha... I'll just let happen what will happen...

Yes! Power is RESPONSIBILITY.

Become a leader do meth until you completely deplete you serotonin

"Menstrual synchrony research declined after the published critiques in the 1990s and around the turn of the century.[9][10][11][12] The two studies published during this decade incorporated the methodological critiques into their designs and used more appropriate statistical methods.[13][14] Yang and Schank conducted the largest study to date with 186 Chinese college women. Ninety three of the women lived in 13 dorm rooms, 5 to 8 women per room. The other ninety three women lived in 16 dorm rooms, 4 to 8 women per room for a total of 29 rooms. The women were given notebooks to record the onset of each of their cycles and they collected data for over a year for most of the women.[13] Following the statistical critiques of Schank,[11][12] they argued that circular statistics were required to analyze periodic data for the existence of synchrony. However, menstrual cycles are variable in frequency (e.g., 28 or 31 day cycles) and in length. They pointed out that there are no statistical methods for analyzing messy data like this, so they developed Monte Carlo methods for detecting synchrony.[13] They found that in 9 of the 29 groups, women's cycles converged for one cycle closer than expected by chance, but then they diverged again. Upon further analysis, they found that for women with the cycle variability reported in this study, on average 10 out of 29 groups of women would show this pattern of convergence followed by divergence. They concluded that finding 9 out of 29 groups with convergence and then divergence is about what would be expected by chance and concluded that there was no evidence the women in this study synchronized their menstrual cycles.[13] Ziomkiewicz conducted a study with 99 Polish college women living in two dormitories. Thirty six of the women lived in 18 double rooms and sixty three lived in 21 triple rooms. Women recorded their menstrual cycle onsets on menstrual calendars provided to them and 181 days' worth of menstrual cycle data were collected. The mean menstrual cycle length was 30.5 days (SD = 4.56).[14] Based on the mean cycle length of the women in this study, the expected difference by chance in menstrual cycle onset was approximately 7.5 days. The mean difference in cycle onset was calculated for the beginning, middle, and end of the study for the pairs and triples of women. Ziomkiewicz found no statistically significant difference from the 7.5 day expected difference at either the beginning, middle, or end of the study. She concluded that there was no evidence of menstrual synchrony.[14]" Wikipedia. yeah its wiky, but also, i find intriguing these studies, and yet, this guy comes with some ALPHA WOMAN revolutionary theory, and i dont even know why....

The "Alpha" is fluid, situational, never fixed. A "True Alpha" has not been seen for generations.

I would have a problem if someone gave $400 million to Mandala and Teresa because they're dead !

Me: (reads title) Also me: don’t do it, don’t do it.... Me (again): *OMEGAVERSE*

Hell to the yeahhh!!! LOVE this channel!! ♡♡♡

All those dislikes, probably people who are not alpha

This isn't about liberals vs conservatives. Stop being over emotional because someone has different ideals.

Wowe... Well that turned around at the end 😂😂. I like that phrase - [To be an Alpha] you must fulfill the responsibilities of the Alpha.

After listening to this, I judge myself as a Beta..XD

Yes, I do have a problem with my boss making so much more money than I do. Especially when he's a multimillionaire and I can't move out of my parent's house because the rent on a one bedroom apartment is more than I make in a month. And I have a problem with giving Mother Theresa a hundred and fifty million dollars. She cared more about pressuring people in her charge into converting on their deathbed than she ever did helping them, and she died a multimillionaire celebrity.

Simon sinek is a genius

these drawing skills 😍

I never get nervous meeting someone, even if they're supposed to be really important. I might have a few years ago when I was a lot younger, but in the last couple of years it's like I've shut off that fear. Still get nervous around girls though.

Sin Has taken over, and i'm not even religious

Sometimes being a Alpha is letting other “Alphas”do the work then when its time you step in to clean up the mess

So basically, a second American revolution? Ok I can do that.

The movie "10,000 B.C" explains it best. "Every man must draw around him a circle. Inside the circle are his kids and his wife. Some men draw bigger circles that include his brothers and sisters. And some men draw bigger circles still, that include all of his kind" or some shit. That's what a real leader is.

I thought I was an alpha... Never received 25M... I have to change my point of view after this..

Dude got all alpha angry in the final few mins. 😂

to this channel; thank u for really posting truth and real information, all school system and all society is built to focus on the invidual, hows the invidual can help society and not for his own sake of deeper truth and life meaning. i personally will download each one of your videos and keep it for long last time for all of my descentanes, and hopwfully to raise a family of life wisdom alphas which really in short in this times in our lunatic selfish world of blinded people whos controlled by the biggest selfish money rulers out there.

5:20 I would rather give $10.5 million to a "banker boy" than Omar Khadr. At least the "banker boy" is running some kind of business.

I do have a problem with mother Teresa. Bad example

When you realize you have potentially lesser eyes who can potentially become better, regardless of who you are title or not, leading by example is where the benefits of good leadership come from.

im not an alpha, i dont want to be an alpha, im a sneaky bastard who lays low and gets what i want on the down low

Good visualization, but I don't think I can agree with the lecture.

wow ...........that's a clear view on things friend, thanks for this show well done. [all that in less then 7 min ] ✔

HUMANS DO NOT HAVE 'ALPHAS.' Humans have LEADERS. You really shouldn't conflate the two terms. The term comes from animal studies, particularly of wolves. But it turns out wolves don't have 'alphas' either--pack leaders are just mom and dad. Wolf packs behave the way they do because they're family units. To find true alphas, dominant animals that others of the group will follow without question, you have to look toward herd animals. But humans, while social, are definitively not herd animals. Every single member of a human social group will constantly question and even challenge a leader, while only other strong dominant animals will challenge a herd alpha. That's a huge difference and leads to very different social dynamics.

"...When she's off the market. Everyone's off the market." LOL

This perfectly describes the leadership in my workplace (bad) and Congress

Im trying to lower my status so no one will notice me

I must be lost. I thought this was the Led Zeppelin channel.

I like the "We should stop comparing humans to animals" comment. Or maybe we should, just as long as we don't fall in love with the analogy. "Alpha" is another analogy that is somewhat useful, if we don't take it too seriously. Humans are not Wolves. Humans (most anyway) have an intellect that allows us to transcend our base instincts. Cooperation is key to our survival. That means that a true 'Alpha' knows when to relinquish control to another, when circumstances dictate. A true 'Alpha' (if there is such a thing) does not lord over other people. They don't need to. People will naturally, and without effort, gravitate to that person. Here's another analogy to not fall in love with - A ship, needs a Captain and a navigator (and a crew) to get where they are going. Who is 'Alpha'? The Captain? I would argue that it is the navigator. They tell the Captain what to do, but don't lord over the crew. That's the Captain's job. A faux Alpha. A bully oftentimes. Bullys are NOT Alphas. They are weak, and insecure. "Would you rather be loved of feared?" Wrong question. Better - "Would you rather be respected, or disrespected?" Eat first/Eat last - A couple of days ago was Father's Day. I really despise holidays, especially "Hallmark" holidays. But my daughter wanted to come over, so I'm like "Cool, let's BBQ" I pay rent here, I guess that makes me the 'Alpha" It's Fathers Day. Am I supposed to be showered with praise? F**k that. I earned the money to pay rent, purchase, and maintain a vehicle, so that I could go to the store and buy groceries to feed my guests. I prepped it all, cooked it and severed it. If someone wanted a beer, I got it for them. They all ate. I made sure everyone was full. Besides some snacks, I waited until everyone left, then I cleaned up, and then I sat down and ate some cold steak. Point being, I'm no Mother Theresa, but I'll gladly eat last, if it means taking care of my people.

This feels like bs psuedoscience. Can you cite your research?

I've met plenty of people who get mad because there boss is getting paid more than them LOL

That rant against capitalism at the end was epic.

being alpha is not about ur physical looks