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Category: Motivational

  • Why is it harder to put people over resources?

    Will is intangible and entails motivating and inspiring the feelings of people so that they give off their best at the workplace.

    Resources or profits on the other hand is easier to measure , tangible and relates to the financial metrics that contribute to the health of an organization.

    Focusing on Resources leads to benefits in the short term and hence finite minded short sighted leaders sacrifice people for resources to show profitability to shareholders.

    The harder aspect wherein focus on people leads to satisfied customers and hence profits is not something for the faint hearted. This is why the true visionaries focus on this for realization of long term benefits and the benefit of the entire ecosystem.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • The order in which a business communicates responsibility matters

    The three pillars of a business’s responsibility are:

    1. Advancing a Purpose 
    2. Protecting the people involved with the business
    3. Generating profits

    The order of communication of its responsibility separate an infinite minded business from a finite minded business.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • Understanding the responsibility of a business in an infinite game

    “The responsibility of a business is to use its will and resources to advance a cause greater than itself , protect the people and places in which it operates and generate more resources so that it can continue doing all those things for as long as possible.”

    This is the essence of playing an infinite game

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled The Infinite Game

  • Doing good first and then making money

    Well intended finite minded leaders often have the perspective of “making money to do good.”

    An infinite perspective on service however is : “Doing good first and then making money”

    The order of information brings out the true intention and separates an infinite minded leader from that of a finite minded leader.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • Why is it critical to pen down a “Just Cause”?

    A visionary founder’s instinct cannot be passed on from one generation to another.

    Only when a vision in the form of a “Just Cause” is preserved on paper , can it be handed down from generation to generation.

    Like the American Declaration of Independence which is a written statement of Just Cause , a written version of a Just Cause will survive to guide and inspire future generations beyond the founders and those who knew the founders.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game.

  • How does an ideal “Just Cause” journey look like?

    “An idealized journey of a Just Cause feels like – no matter how much we have achieved , we feel we have further to go.A just cause if is like an iceberg , all we ever see is the tip of that iceberg.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • Difference between optimism and positivity

    “Great leaders are optimists.This is not the same as being positive.Positivity finds the light in the now , optimists see the light always”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

  • Knowing to value our lives

    “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.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better.

  • Great quote of the day

    “What we do for others has a direct impact on how we feel about ourselves.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

  • Thriving amidst “social bonds”

    “The best way to find joy in our lives or overcome struggle is with the help of others.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes