Businesses often try to play in the finite game. They will strive to a sales metric or a competitive feature to their opponent. This is futile and will only end with burning though resources and willpower.When businesses compete in the infinite game, there is a higher purpose than a strong year-end sale. There is strategy to say in the game indefinitely.

Businesses in the Game

If your not willing to blow up your company to make a drastic change, the market will do it for you.

Existential flexibility

There are finite games and infinite games.<ul><li>Finite games are known players with known rules with goals to win the game.</li><li>Infinite games have known and unknown players, rules that can change, and the goal to keep playing the game</li></ul>When players are both competing at the same finite or infinite game, the game is stable. When there is an opposition, the finite player will burn though resources and willpower to compete and the infinite player will just be playing the game.

Finite vs Infinite Games

To lead with an infinite mindset, one must uphold these five pillars: <ol><li>Just cause. Working for more than just a metric.</li><li>Trusting team. Trust to ask for help from co-workers and managers without fear of performance reviews.</li><li>Worthy advisory. To reflect who is doing something better to find what you can self improve yourself.</li><li>Existential flexibility. How long can you stay in the infinite game.</li><li>The ability to lead. Lead an infinite game that is greater than a few successes. </li></ol>

Leaders in the Infinite Game

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.

Simon Sinek joins the How To: Academy to present his latest insights on The Infinite Game. Simon explains how adopting an infinite mindset is necessary for leaders who want to build stronger, more innovative and more inspiring organizations.

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