Amazon.com.au:Customer reviews: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action
Skip to main content
.com.au
Hello Select your address
All
Select the department you want to search in
Hello, Sign in
Account & Lists
Returns & Orders
Cart
All
Best Sellers Customer Service Today's Deals Prime Fashion Music New Releases Kindle Books Books Electronics Home Toys & Games Gift Cards Computers Video Games Beauty Audible Home Improvement Health & Personal Care Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Gift Ideas Pet Supplies Automotive Coupons Subscribe & Save Sell
Createspace

  • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action
  • ›
  • Customer reviews

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
22,168 global ratings
5 star
74%
4 star
15%
3 star
7%
2 star
2%
1 star
2%
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

bySimon Sinek
Write a review
How are ratings calculated?
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness.
See All Buying Options

Top positive review

All positive reviews›
charbel
4.0 out of 5 starsIs it worth purchasing and reading???
Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2021
I believe Mr Sinek is alot better to understand as a speaker, I do believe he lacks fundamentals in the writting of this book, however the knowledge this book provides vastly makes up for the cons of the book. I am a fan of Mr Sinek and will continue to be, and do have a better understanding on business marketing and when i go to the store i can tell if a brand is trynna manipulate me or inspire me.

To answer the question above, if you want to start a business or currently work as a sales person, i do recommend it if you don't however im not entirely sure if this is the purchase to make.
Read more

Top critical review

All critical reviews›
Alessandro Berardi
2.0 out of 5 starsa good idea, but unpolished and underdeveloped
Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2017
I think the idea at the centre of the book is interesting and corroborated by neuroscientific knowledge about decision making. Unfortunately I also think that the book struggles to go beyond intuition and convert the idea into a fact based theory. The book could have conveyed the idea with less repetition and more effort into fact finding and checking. The lack of fact checking is also evident in the incorrectness of some examples and quotes. I think the idea points to a more complex reality than the one suggested. To summarise, a good idea, but unpolished and underdeveloped.
Read more
18 people found this helpful

Search
Sort by
Top reviews
Filter by
All reviewers
All stars
Text, image, video
22,168 total ratings, 3,767 with reviews

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

From Australia

Alessandro Berardi
2.0 out of 5 stars a good idea, but unpolished and underdeveloped
Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2017
Verified Purchase
I think the idea at the centre of the book is interesting and corroborated by neuroscientific knowledge about decision making. Unfortunately I also think that the book struggles to go beyond intuition and convert the idea into a fact based theory. The book could have conveyed the idea with less repetition and more effort into fact finding and checking. The lack of fact checking is also evident in the incorrectness of some examples and quotes. I think the idea points to a more complex reality than the one suggested. To summarise, a good idea, but unpolished and underdeveloped.
18 people found this helpful
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


J
3.0 out of 5 stars Main topics underdeveloped but okay read
Reviewed in Australia on 24 June 2019
Verified Purchase
The book started off well, and raised some interesting questions, unfortunately that was where it stopped and it seemed like the author was getting lost in his ranting about various company behaviours and strategies. Would have been good if he had developed the ideas he started with a little more at the beginning. Indeed, it left me asking myself Why? Still have 2/3 of the book left but don’t think I’ll be reading any more because of the above.
5 people found this helpful
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


Adilson
1.0 out of 5 stars I am giving one star because I can't give none
Reviewed in Australia on 6 August 2020
Verified Purchase
This book a complete waste of time. The author keeps coming back to the same point, repeating himself ad nauseam and to be honest, it seems to me that while he wants to sell the WHY idea, his examples are so weak that the WHAT seems the only logical explanation for the companies that he used as an example. From the airline example to Apple and Disney's, he made a lot of rhetorical tricks to try to sustain his ideas. Don't waste your time and money on this one.

Audible has a better return policy than Kindle.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


Amazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 stars Poor Grammar, Repetitive
Reviewed in Australia on 29 March 2020
Verified Purchase
I wish I had read the reviews before purchasing. It's a great concept, but the same examples are used to reiterate the same thing over and over again. Plus there's so many grammatical errors throughout the book it isn't even funny. I usually don't pick up a new book until I finish my last and that was not the case with this one. Watch the TED talk instead.
5 people found this helpful
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


Tony
2.0 out of 5 stars Repetitious. Repetitious. Repetitious.
Reviewed in Australia on 24 June 2018
Verified Purchase
Content in and of itself is find. Nothing particularly ground-breaking. Wasn't a fan of all the capitalisations of 'WHAT', 'WHY', and 'HOW' although it got the point across.

By the end of it I thought I was just reading the same thing over and over again so if I had the choice, I wouldn't have bought it and left after reading the sample.
8 people found this helpful
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


charbel
4.0 out of 5 stars Is it worth purchasing and reading???
Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2021
Verified Purchase
I believe Mr Sinek is alot better to understand as a speaker, I do believe he lacks fundamentals in the writting of this book, however the knowledge this book provides vastly makes up for the cons of the book. I am a fan of Mr Sinek and will continue to be, and do have a better understanding on business marketing and when i go to the store i can tell if a brand is trynna manipulate me or inspire me.

To answer the question above, if you want to start a business or currently work as a sales person, i do recommend it if you don't however im not entirely sure if this is the purchase to make.
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


Marissa
5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived quickly and in excellent condition
Reviewed in Australia on 26 February 2021
Verified Purchase
The book arrived very quickly and I have already read halfway through. It was wrapped in a plastic wrapper which I appreciated because it assured me of extra care and I like me books in excellent condition when I get them. I am learning heaps and sharing some ideas with my kids (obviously changing the ideas in a kid friendly way) as I want them to learn how to lead and inspire themselves and others too.
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


Rej Punchayil
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for every business
Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2020
Verified Purchase
It puts many things in perspective. It validated what you always thought might work. It continues to inspire and motivate me in what I do in my business of providing mobility, dignity and independence to my wonderful customers. Thank you! Rej from Sydney
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


Ashoka Gore
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple yet profound
Reviewed in Australia on 13 December 2017
Verified Purchase
We are all conditioned to focus on What, which drives competition and creates a sense of scarcity. If we started with Why, and focused on achieving our personal best every day, there would be a sense of abundance and collaboration.
How is all about competence, which is crucial and there are no short cuts.
A simple model, which if followed will deliver amazing results.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


Rad Day
2.0 out of 5 stars The message is in the title.
Reviewed in Australia on 16 August 2020
Verified Purchase
This may be more of a book to change your mind-set rather than to give your practical information. There were a couple of thoughts in there that brought value to the book; however I found the remainder superfluous and redundant.
Helpful
Report abuse
    Showing 0 comments

There was a problem loading comments right now. Please try again later.


  • ←Previous
  • Next page→
Need customer service? Click here
‹ See all details for Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations
›
View or edit your browsing history
After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Back to top
Get to Know Us
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Corporate Information
  • Press Releases
  • Amazon Science
Make Money with Us
  • Independently Publish with Us
  • Sell on Amazon
  • Drive with Amazon Flex
  • Advertise Your Products
  • Associates Program
  • Host an Amazon Hub
Let Us Help You
  • COVID-19 and Amazon
  • Your Account
  • Your Orders
  • Delivery Rates & Policies
  • Returns & Replacements
  • Manage Your Content and Devices
  • Help
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Singapore
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
And don't forget:
  • Amazon Advertising
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Goodreads
  • Shopbop
  • Conditions of Use & Sale
  • Privacy Notice
  • Interest-Based Ads Notice
© 1996-2022, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates