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  • Adopting an infinite mindset can help leave behind a legacy

    Adopted from the following great inspirational quote of Simon Sinek

    “As for us those who choose to embrace the infinite mindset, our journey is one that will lead us to feel inspired every morning, safe when we are work, and fulfilled at the end of each day. And when it’s time to leave the game we will look back at our lives and our careers and say, “I lived a life worth living and important when imaging what the future holds, we will see how many people we’ve inspired to carry on the journey without us.”

  • The most important factors to consider in the infinite game of business

    Adopted from the book titled The Infinite Game from Simon Sinek mentions about the noteworthy factors

  • This is “Ethical fading” in action

    Ethical fading a term coined by Simon Sinek in his book Infinite Game refers to the situation wherein people compromise ethics for short term gains..

    Also supported by the following quote of Daniel Pink , shows how ethical fading can be accentuated by short term finite minded thinking..

    “A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They’ll become myopic. They’ll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves.”

  • How an infinite perspective can help organizations focus on a larger vision

    Adopted from the following great quote of Simon Sinek on leadership..

    “An infinite perspective frees us from fixating on what other companies are doing, which allows us to focus on a larger vision.” 

  • Exploding the myth around Work-Life-Balance

    Adopted from the following great quote of Simon Sinek relates feeling safe to work life balance..

    [Work-life balance] has nothing to do with the hours we work or the stress we suffer. It has to do with where we feel safe. If we feel safe at home, but we don’t feel safe at work, then we will suffer what we perceive to be a work-life imbalance.”

  • The infinite game of life begs of us to adopt an infinite mindset

    Adopted from the following great quote of Simon Sinek from his masterpiece , The Infinite Game explodes the myth around life and success..

    “No matter how successful we are in life, when we die, none of us will be declared the winner of life.”

  • People love to feel psychologically safe

    The infinite minded leaders create a culture where people feel psychologically safe with one another..

    The following quote from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game , highlights the same

    “People will trust their leaders when their leaders do the things that make them feel psychologically safe.”

  • What is “Culture” a function of?

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game highlights the components of work culture..

    “Culture = Values + Behavior”

  • 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”

  • WEAK Cultures vs STRONG cultures at the workplace

    Adopted from the lessons learnt from Simon Sinek’s amazing book , The Infinite Game , the following extract highlights the subtle differences between Weak and Strong Cultures..

    “In weak cultures, people find safety in the rules. This is why we get bureaucrats. They believe a strict adherence to the rules provides them with job security. And in the process, they do damage to the trust inside and outside the organization. In strong cultures, people find safety in relationships. Strong relationships are the foundation of high-performing teams. And all high-performing teams start with trust.”