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  • For your ORGANIZATION, have your FOUND your JUST CAUSE yet?High time you found one..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game

    A “Just Cause” is defined as the futuristic vision aimed towards engaging employees of an organization for achievement of fulfillment in their lives.This is solely driven by the sense of meaning in the vision that makes monetary short term benefits insignificant to an employee of an organization.

    Needlessly to say taking baby steps towards that vision gives us a sense of fulfillment.This is why the company mission and vision statements should be oriented more towards alignment with a “Just Cause” rather than benefits which can be felt only in the short term.

    All great organizations orient their vision and mission statements keeping the long term perspective in mind.

  • This is what we mean by a JUST CAUSE

    Adopted from the lessons learnt from Simon Sinek’s amazing book , The Infinite Game , the following quote outlines what a JUST CAUSE is to stimulate an infinite mindset..

    “A Just Cause must be: For something—affirmative and optimistic Inclusive—open to all those who would like to contribute Service oriented—for the primary benefit of others Resilient—able to endure political, technological and cultural change Idealistic—big, bold and ultimately unachievable”

  • This is the ideal definition of JUST CAUSE

    Adopted from the following great saying of Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game..

    “A cause so just we would willing to sacrifice our interest for this vision for the world.”  We will never get there.  It is an idealized state.  Leaders are the best way to get there.”

  • Clarity in JUST CAUSE and its relation to the Idea Diffusion Curve

    The Idea Diffusion Curve talks about Innovators , Early Adopters , Early Majority , Late Majority and Laggards.

    The cleared a JUST CAUSE the more likely it will attract and invite the Innovators and Early Adopters who take risks to advance something that exists almost entirely in their imaginations.

    With each success a little more of the iceberg is revealed to others and the vision in the JUST CAUSE become more visible to others.And when others see the vision becoming real the Innovators , Early Adopters draw the Early Majority , Late Majority to commit their time and energy to make the vision real.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • These are the five necessary ingredients of a JUST CAUSE

    A JUST CAUSE is espoused by a visionary leader and acts as a guiding star for motivating more and more followers.

    In essence a JUST CAUSE has these 5 essential ingredients:

    1. It must be FOR SOMETHING , meaning that it must be affirmative and optimistic for something better in the near future
    2. It must be INCLUSIVE – To embrace more and more followers who would like to be motivated
    3. Service Oriented meaning thereby it should be for the primary benefit & SERVICE of others
    4. Resilient and should be able to ensure political , technological and cultural changes
    5. Idealistic – Should be asymptotic and though big and bold should be ultimately un-achievable

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • These are the ways to arrest “Ethical Fading”

    Time is witness to the fact that after the departure of a revolutionary leader , there have been multiple scenarios wherein advent of a finite minded leader has spoiled a company’s culture.

    Take the case of John Sculley for Apple , Steve Ballmer for Microsoft , Kevin Rollins for Dell —– examples galore.

    The infinite minded leaders have come back and done the following three major things to arrest ethical fading:

    1. Devotion towards a JUST CAUSE
    2. BIAS for WILL before RESOURCES
    3. Nurture TRUSTING TEAMS

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • The common thread that binds “Firefox” , “Wikipedia” ,”Linux”

    All of “Firefox” , “Linux” , “Wikipedia” , “Apache” are open source platform where contributors freely collaborate and share their work with fellow enthusiasts with a JUST CAUSE in mind without expecting monetary benefits.

    This is a classical example of how “Intrinsic Motivation” in the modern age makes money , rewards and the Carrot and Stick motivational method irrelevant.

    Human bonds are natural to us as human beings and is the natural way our brain is oriented to arrive at fulfillment.

    All these iconic entities have set an example and are live use cases why Daniel Pink’s Motivation 3.0 operating system is here to stay and is the way forward.

    Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive

  • How Great Leaders motivate followers towards a Just Cause

    Visionary infinite minded leaders are driven by a JUST CAUSE or vision for attaining something bigger than themselves.

    The followers need to understand the JUST CAUSE for them to give their blood , sweat and tear towards the realization of this JUST CAUSE.

    The most necessary quality in a GREAT LEADER which inspires followers towards the JUST CAUSE is “Optimism”.

    The following great leadership quote from Simon Sinek highlights this point:

    “All GREAT LEADERS are OPTIMISTS.

    To INSPIRE necessarily requires a POSITIVE OUTLOOK.”

  • Of great leaders and “Just Cause”

    “Great leaders give everyone something to believe in , not something to do.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

  • 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.