Table Of Content

Cover Page: i Epigraph Page: i Title Page Page: iii Copyright Page: v Dedication Page: vii Contents Page: viii Why I Wrote This Page: x Winning Page: xv Chapter 1: Finite and Infinite Games Page: 3 The Infinite Game of Business Page: 5 A Tale of Two Players Page: 7 The Benefits of an Infinite Mindset Page: 8 The Detriments of a Finite Mindset in an Infinite Game Page: 14 The Quagmire of Vietnam in Business Page: 16 Lead with an Infinite Mindset Page: 23 Chapter 2: Just Cause Page: 28 What a Just Cause Is Page: 32 When You Have Your Cause, Write It Down Page: 48 Chapter 3: Cause. No Cause. Page: 50 Moon Shots Are Not a Just Cause Page: 51 Being the Best Is Not a Just Cause Page: 54 Growth Is Not a Just Cause Page: 57 Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not a Just Cause Page: 59 Chapter 4: Keeper of the Cause Page: 61 We Need a New Title Page: 64 Next in Line for the Top Job Page: 66 Chapter 5: The Responsibility of Business (Revised) Page: 70 Capitalism Before Friedman Page: 72 Capitalism Abuse Page: 74 The Pressure to Play with a Finite Mindset Page: 78 The Drums of Change Are Beating Page: 83 Chapter 6: Will and Resources Page: 91 Will Before Resources Page: 94 The Cost of Will Page: 96 When Will Is Strong Page: 98 Chapter 7: Trusting Teams Page: 103 Performance vs. Trust Page: 108 If You Build It, They Will Come Page: 114 The Truth Shouldn’t Hurt Page: 118 Culture = Values + Behavior Page: 121 How to Train a Leader Page: 127 Chapter 8: Ethical Fading Page: 131 A Culture of Pressure, Demands and Incentives Page: 134 When Good People Do Bad Things Page: 138 Self-Deception Page: 140 When Structure Replaces Leadership Page: 145 When Acting Ethically Is the Standard Page: 151 Chapter 9: Worthy Rival Page: 159 Worthy Rivals Can Help Us Get Better at What We Do Page: 164 Worthy Rivals Can Help Us Get Clearer on Why We Do It Page: 167 Cause Blindness Page: 173 Don’t Confuse Losing Your Worthy Rival with Winning the Game Page: 175 Cold War 2.0 Page: 177 Chapter 10: Existential Flexibility Page: 181 To Infinity and Beyond Page: 183 The Vision for Flexibility Page: 185 If You Don’t Blow It Up, Someone Else Will Page: 190 Chapter 11: The Courage to Lead Page: 196 The Power of Purpose Page: 201 It Takes No Courage to Keep a Finite Mindset Page: 208 Splits and Crossroads Page: 214 How to Find the Courage to Lead Page: 217 Afterword Page: 221 Acknowledgments Page: 225 Notes Page: 229 Index Page: 242 About the Author Page: 251

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, a bold framework for leadership in today’s ever-changing world. How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers—only ahead and behind. The question is, how do we play to succeed in the game we’re in? In this revelatory book, Simon Sinek offers a framework for leading with an infinite mindset. On one hand, none of us can resist the fleeting thrills of a promotion earned or a tournament won, yet these rewards fade quickly. In pursuit of a Just Cause, we will commit to a vision of a future world so appealing that we will build it week after week, month after month, year after year. Although we do not know the exact form this world will take, working toward it gives our work and our life meaning. Leaders who embrace an infinite mindset build stronger, more innovative, more inspiring organizations. Ultimately, they are the ones who lead us into the future.