The need is to have leaders with an infinite mindset to ethically play the infinite game of business.

In the quest of attaining short term benefits , leaders with a finite mundset frequently indulge in selfish , unethical & short term tactics.This can range from whimsical employee layoffs to of facts to cover own ass.The cascading effect results in lack of trust & cooperation among the employees.

The futile reactive short term tactics of Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer to counter Apple’s infinite mindset has been very aptly cited by Simon Sinek in Infinite game to highlight the long term benefits of an infinite mindset.

Leadership lessons should thus be oriented towards creating more and more leaders with an infinite mindset.