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Category: Motivational

  • The DNA of ethical decisions

    “Ethical decisions are not based on what is best for the short term.They are based on the “right thing to do”

    Whereas short-termism at the expense of ethics slowly weakens a company “doing the right” thing slowly strengthens it.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game.

  • When leaders compromise work culture for meeting priorities

    Finite minded leaders with a bias towards “resources” before “will” willingly adjust their cultures to meet their priorities.

    People are pitted against each other in such a low trust work culture which can eventually lead to ethical fading.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • What does a prognosis of “ethical fading” lead to?

    “The postmortem after any scandal or case of ethical fading nearly always reveals a failure of leadership in creating a trust based work culture.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • Are leaders responsible only for results?

    “Leaders are not by definition responsible for the results.Leaders are responsible for the people who are responsible for the results.”

    Hence this is a job that requires constant attention.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled The Infinite Game

  • When Leaders give their people a “Just Cause” to pursue

    Infinite minded leaders who give their people a “Just Cause” to advance and give them an opportunity to work with a Trusting Team to advance the cause will build a culture in which the people can work toward the short term goals while also considering the morality , ethics and wider impact of the decisions they make to meet those goals.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • Great quote of the day

    “People do not fear change.

    People fear sudden change.

    People fear revolutions.

    People do not fear evolutions.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes.

  • Life is indeed an infinite game

    “Life is not a competition , it is a game.It is not about winning or losing , it is about all the fun we can have before it ends.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

  • Defining integrity , the Simon Sinek way

    “We exhibit integrity when we take responsibility for our actions at the time we perform our actions , not at the time we are caught.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

     

  • We are finite but the game of life is infinite

    “Our lives are finite , but life is infinite.We are the finite players in the infinite game of life.We come and go , we born and we die , and life still continues with us or without us.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

  • Is there anything like “winning” in life?

    “No matter how much money we make , no matter how much power we accumulate , no matter how many promotions we are given , none of us will ever be declared the winner in life.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes