The following video of Simon Sinek educates us on adopting an infinite mindset to be an infinite minded leader in order to be successful in the infinite game of life or business..
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An infinite mindset thinks of the long term without disregarding short term oriented results.
Such a mindset can be adopted by only a handful of visionary leaders due to the following major challenges:
As a result of the challenges associated with adopting this mindset , majority of the people are enticed to take short cuts to realize short term profits to realize the flow of “dopamine”
Concepts adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game
High Performing teams are nurtured in innovation focused organizations led by infinite minded leaders.
While a team is a group of people who work with each other , in HIGH performing teams , the group of people do not only work with each other , they TRUST each other.
The feeling of trustworthiness is encouraged by the infinite minded leaders and make the team members feel safe even to the extent of being vulnerable.
Thus TRUST is the common thread that ties all HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS.
Be it Apple , COSTCO , SouthWest Airlines , Barry Wehmiller all infinite minded companies are :
Obsessed with their VISION , advancing the JUST CAUSE and are always working to OUTPACE THEMSELVES
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better
Be it Apple , COSTCO , SouthWest Airlines , Barry Wehmiller all infinite minded companies are :
Obsessed with their VISION , advancing the JUST CAUSE and are always working to OUTPACE THEMSELVES
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better
“Great leaders give everyone something to believe in , not something to do.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes
Ethical fading is a condition in the culture that allows people to act in unethical ways in order to advance their own interests often at the expense of others while falsely believing that they have not compromised their own moral principles.
Organizations that are run with a finite mindset where people are pitted against each other are prone to suffer from ethical fading.
When an organization is plagued by such ethical lapses , the recovery often is more often than not to find an inspirational infinite minded leader with a vision who puts people over resources to restore the morale back.
Thus in the infinite game of business , the last resort if always an infinite mindset since it is biologically related to the working of the human brain.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “The Infinite Game”
COSTCO’s investment in people in creating a unique work culture has paid off in the long run.
James Sinegal , a truly infinite minded leader , obsessed with creating “an employee first” culture much against the wishes of Wall Street gurus , has shown again as to how an infinite mindset is indeed the way forward in playing the “infinite game” of business.
This is in stark contrast to the leadership strategy of GE CEO , Jack Welch who in the heat of “dopamine” shot was hell bent on short term results even at the cost of employee satisfaction.
Focusing on people centered long term goals may not reap benefits immediately , but when done in the right manner as in the case of COSTCO increases the relevance and longevity of the organization.In the long term the results are visible and more than outdo the results of finite minded organizations for e.g. GE.
Simon Sinek highlights COSTCO’s example on many a occasion in his book titled “The Infinite Game”
The link below has outlined how COSTCO’s investment in people has paid off in the long run.
Source – mitsloan.mit.edu
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/how-costcos-obsession-culture-drove-success
Simon Sinek in his book titled “Together is Better” throws light on some unique leadership traits exhibited by infinite minded leaders , focused on the long term.