# You’ve got to show up

_Published on 24 September 2019 at 5:57 PM · Updated on 1 July 2025 · Around 1 minutes to read_

> You certainly can’t lead from behind a desk, and you can’t lead with email. It’s a human enterprise. It’s the same reason you can’t parent through texting. You can’t coach a baseball team with email. You’ve got to show up.

— Simon Sinek

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