About the book
Simon Sinek borrows James P. Carse's distinction between finite and infinite games and applies it to business and leadership. Finite games such as chess and football have fixed rules, known players and a clear winner. Infinite games such as business and politics have shifting players, changing rules and no end point. Sinek argues that leaders with an infinite mindset build stronger, more resilient and more innovative organizations, and he points to Blockbuster's failure to adapt as Netflix grew. He sets out five practices: a just cause, trusting teams, worthy rivals, existential flexibility and the courage to lead. The book came out in 2019 and became a New York Times bestseller.
Adam Grant called it Sinek's biggest idea yet, summing up its argument that the companies that last are the ones playing to stay in the game, and put it on his list of 19 new leadership books to read in 2019.
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Adam Grant (Author)
In my view, this is Simon Sinek’s biggest idea yet. If you think success is about winning and losing, you’ve already lost. It works in sports because you're playing a finite game, but business is an infinite one. He argues that the companies that last aren't the ones that play to win. They're the ones that play to keep playing.
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