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Tag: Will and Resources

  • “Will” or “Resources” which is easier to control?

    In an infinite game of business “will” relates to human metrices for e.g inspiration , motivation , trust etc.

    Whereas “resources” refer to profit , revenues etc.

    Needlessly to say “resources” depend on external factors like customers , shareholders and are not in the control of a leader.

    What is internal to an organization and can be controlled as well as nurtured is “will” of employees to drive revenues.

    This is exactly what an infinite ninded leader does as very aptly mentioned by Simon Sinek in “The Infinite Game”

  • When does a player drop out of the “infinite game”?

    An infinite game is one where there are no clearly defined rules , no fixed set of players , no preset time limits.The world of business is indeed an infinite business where there is nothing like “winning”.

    The two most important tools that help play the game are 1) Will & 2) Resources.

    Whereas “will” relates to human metrics for e.g. motivation , willpower , inspiration , “resources” relate to profit , revenue etc.

    The goal of a player should be to keep playing the game.A player drops out of the game when its “will” is suffocated and “resources” are exhausted.

    Simon Sinek mentions this in his book titled the “The Infinite Game”.

  • How to “win” an infinite game

    An infinite game is one where the players are not fixed , there are no clearly defined rules and no fixed timelines.Any number of players can enter or exit at any stage.

    In such a scenario the two important factors are 1) will & 2) resources

    An infinite player’s goal is to use the “will”(motivation , will power , inspiration etc. other human aspects) to advance the resources(would mean profit , money) in order to frustrate others who lose the will and drain out their resources & hence finally quit the game.

    Thus at one time one player may be ahead and at another time the same player may be behind.Tbus an infinite player understands the fact that there is nothing like “winning” in an infinite game.The sole goal should be self advancement to keep playing.

    Simon Sibek’s book titled “The Infinite Games” touches upon these aspects and extends these concepts to business and life.

  • Any game has these two components

    Any game be it finite or infinite has the following two necessary conponents:

    1) Resources & 2) Will

    By resources we mean the sum of all the financial metrics that contribute to the health of an organization.This is tangible & can mean PAT , stock price etc.

    By will we mean sum total of all the human elements that measure the health of an organization.This is intangible and can mean feelings , motivation , commitment etc.

    Whereas finite minded leaders focus on resources at the cost of people , infinite minded leaders invest in people for the betterment of resources.

    Simon Sinek mentions the same in his book titled “The Infinite Game”