Author: Simon Sinek

Publisher: Portfolio

Comments: *Simon Sinek, speaker and author of Start with Why, has turned his attention to what he calls “infinite games”, types of games unlike “finite games” of football, or chess, which have no clear winner, changeable rules and no fixed endpoint. These are the types of games which fit business today and yet leaders still talk about “winners” or who is “the best”. He give the example of Microsoft talking about how they were going to best Apple; while Apple was emphasising how they were going to help teachers to teach and students to learn.

There are five key elements to the infinite game: having a just cause; trusting teams; having a worthy rival; show existential flexibility; and have the courage to lead.

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video: The Infinite Game: How to Lead in the 21st Century

Most Leaders Don't Even Know the Game They're In