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  • Extending James Carse’s Infinite Game concept to life and business

    James Carse , the master has talked about two kinds of Games.

    One is Finite where the players are fixed , rules are agreed upon , duration is fixed and there is winning or losing.

    The other kind is Infinite Game where the players are not fixed , rules are not agreed upon and duration is not known.Hence in such a case there is nothing like WINNING or LOSING.

    Simon Sinek in his book The Infinite Game has extended James Carse’s Infinite Game concepts very aptly to life as well as business.

    The following great quote highlights ho to play the infinite game of life or business.

    “There is NO such thing as “WINNING BUSINESS” or “WINNING LIFE” , there is only AHEAD and BEHIND.

    Realizing this will make us better equipped to play the infinite game

  • This piece of advice will inspire us to adopt an “Infinite Mindset”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great sayings and advises all of us to adopt an infinite mindset for a better future in the infinite game of life

    “Now more than ever we need to embrace an INFINITE MINDSET.

    The FINITE MINDSET of opportunism , selfishness and panic will hurt all of us in the long run.

    Let us embrace GENEROSITY , SELFLESSNESS and CALM CAUTION as we navigate this together.”

  • Best quote that defines “work culture”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s inspirational quotes:

    “A CULTURE is STRONG when people work WITH each other FOR each other , NOT for THEMSELVES.”

  • Members in Trusting teams are courageous

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

    In trusting teams , members feel safe to express vulnerability because they feel psychologically safe to express their feeling to one another.

    The following quote from Simon Sinek on courage sums it all as the basic ingredient ingrained in the nature of such team members:

    “TRUE STRENGTH is the COURAGE to admit WEAKNESS.”

    This is why such teams are High Performing

  • This quote will make us lead our lives in a better manner

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s quote from his book Together is Better.

    “The VALUE of OUR LIVES is NOT determined by what we do for ourselves.

    The VALUE of OUR LIVES is determined by WHAT we DO for OTHERS.”

     

  • Analyzing the deep meaning associated with this quote

    Let us analyze the deep meaning behind the following iconic quote of Simon Sinek:

    “Excitement comes from the achievement.

    Fulfillment comes from the journey that got you there.”

    Excitement is like an addiction that can be stimulated by attainment of short term targets and results in a shot of dopamine.This is never long lived though and the addiction mentality seeks for more awards.

    Whereas fulfillment is always in the long term without focusing on short term addictive targets.Fulfillment can happen when we realize the power of social bonds and engage in a long term journey.Fulfillment results in flow of “love hormone” named Oxytocin.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

  • This is the biggest difference between “finite” & “infinite” minded work environments

    Finite minded work environments are ones where individuals are pitted against each other to meet short term goals and targets.These are places where organizational politics exist due to people fighting against each other.

    On the other hand in infinite minded work environments , people have a sense of purpose and are constantly looking to outplace themselves by the day without focusing on competition.This is why these teams end up being high performance teams..

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

  • Great Leaders exhibit this “child like inquisitiveness”

    Great Leaders are the best students and are never complacent thinking themselves as MASTERS who no longer need to learn.

    The following great leadership quote from Simon Sinek sums it up all:

    “Leadership is an eductation.

    And the BEST LEADERS think of themselves as STUDENTS , NOT the teachers.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

  • How to tactfully apply motivational principles to encourage both “Left & “Right brain” work?

    For left brain , dreary , routine bound work ideally Carrot and Stick based motivation has been historically used to drive results..

    IF-THEN awards for giving the necessary behavior and punishment by prohibiting non compliance has been very successful in the age of industrial revolution.

    Now that we know that in the modern age of creativity and innovation , “Right Brain” work needs to be stimulated by means of intrinsic motivational techniques.The primary focus of such a technique is autonomy , mastery and a sense of purpose.

    Daniel Pink in his book Drive has gone a step further and mentioned that Motivation 3.0 can be applied to routine bound work as well by being transparent about the kind of work , the end goal that is desired and preferably shifting from IF-THEN to NOW-THAT rewards with sufficient in person praise and feedback.

  • What is the driver behind creating “B corporations”?

    B Corporation is a designation that requires companies to amend their bylaws so that the incentives favor long term value and social impact instead of short term economic gain.

    The creation of such a corporation bears ample testimony to the fact that modern day human beings are driven by intrinsic motivation rather than extrinsic short term rewards.

    Daniel Pink makes a  mention of the same in his book Drive

    For more details on B Corporation please refer to the following link from Wikipedia..

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_corporation