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The Infinite Game

The Infinite Game

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  • Author：Simon Sinek
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The New York Times-bestselling author of Start With Why， Leaders Eat Last， and Together Is Better offers a bold new approach to business strategy by asking one question: are you playing the finite game or the infinite game？

In The Infinite Game， Sinek applies game theory to explore how great businesses achieve long-lasting success。 He finds that building long-term value and healthy， enduring growth - that playing the infinite game - is the only thing that matters to your business。

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Craig Stephens ，

I enjoyed reading this。 You can get the gist of it by watching his videos on YouTube， but the stories about particular individuals/companies are interesting to read about。

Alejandro Romero ，

Book worth reading， beyond the explanatory cherry-picked explanatory stories of success Vs。 Failure enterprises lays a book to which we all have the opportunity to fill reflected， a book in which ideals， respect， and relentless pursuit for perfection to customers and employees， with many references all across the book。Anyone will agree with the principles in the book far beyond the definition of infinite versus finite players。There are fundamental lessons in it such as: "ideals"; "respect for wo Book worth reading， beyond the explanatory cherry-picked explanatory stories of success Vs。 Failure enterprises lays a book to which we all have the opportunity to fill reflected， a book in which ideals， respect， and relentless pursuit for perfection to customers and employees， with many references all across the book。Anyone will agree with the principles in the book far beyond the definition of infinite versus finite players。There are fundamental lessons in it such as: "ideals"; "respect for worthy rivals" that help us to become better persons and companies， and the relentless look for perfection， no matter if like in the case of Steve Jobs， completely paralyze the launch of a new computer with millions $ already invested because of what he saw at Xerox Park。Certainly， a book worth reading。 。。。more

Brodie Gron ，

Didnt love the book， but the concept is absolutely essential。 Every business in 2021 needs to view themselves in light of the infinite game。

C Harris ，

Good insights for long term work and life pursuits。

Dan ，

I did find a couple of chapters really helpful （chapter 7 specifically）。 The overall premise of the book is a master stroke in reframing the way we approach life。 The only minor points is that Simon Sinek uses a lot of the material from the book in his promotional work and interviews。 This is particularly true for the specific stories he mentions in the book。 If there was no spoilers in his interviews it could have been a 5*。Simon Sinek has delivered another insightful book for life and business I did find a couple of chapters really helpful （chapter 7 specifically）。 The overall premise of the book is a master stroke in reframing the way we approach life。 The only minor points is that Simon Sinek uses a lot of the material from the book in his promotional work and interviews。 This is particularly true for the specific stories he mentions in the book。 If there was no spoilers in his interviews it could have been a 5*。Simon Sinek has delivered another insightful book for life and business。 He is a great source of information from all his media。 。。。more

Alex Lau ，

A good read with an interesting principal， but unfortunately isn't one that dives too deeply。 A good read with an interesting principal， but unfortunately isn't one that dives too deeply。 。。。more

Denise ，

A good reminder that life is an infinite game and we should practice long term thinking and align ourselves with the cause of our journey。When we get too caught up with finite results of winning and keeping score， we will lose sight of the meaning of why we started out in the first place。

Figin Jose ，

One of the best。 Not just from a professional prespective but also on an individual basis。 This is something that dives deep into your core beliefs。

Maria ，

Finite games have winners and losers。 Think baseball， soccer， or monopoly。 Infinite games are ongoing。 Think politics， especially on the international level， and business。 The rules change， new players/spokespeople arrive but the scores are relative and temporary。 Organizations， and countries struggle when their leaders focus on finite games， like stock price while locked in the infinite game。 Short term thinking misses signposts for innovation， morale and sustainability。 The infinite mindset， k Finite games have winners and losers。 Think baseball， soccer， or monopoly。 Infinite games are ongoing。 Think politics， especially on the international level， and business。 The rules change， new players/spokespeople arrive but the scores are relative and temporary。 Organizations， and countries struggle when their leaders focus on finite games， like stock price while locked in the infinite game。 Short term thinking misses signposts for innovation， morale and sustainability。 The infinite mindset， knows that the company/organization needs to outlast the current participants。 That innovation， long term planning and training others to fill your position is vital。 Why I started this book: I had enjoyed Sinek's previous books， and the my library had an audio version of this new Professional Reading title。 I expected a quick finish。Why I finished it: Harder to listen to， I had to stop and process this。 Maybe because this year has forced me to think about how we need to leave this world better than we found it。。。 what that entails， from the process， effort and will。 Great to be reminded that the focus on quarterly earnings and share holders have warped incentives for executives and weighted down the invisible hand of the market。 。。。more

Ashiana ，

I loved this book。 Simon Sineks way of thinking is brilliant in helping us understand excellent leaders and leaders who don’t succeed。 This was an incredibly straightforward read with fantastic takeaways。

Kimberly Richardson ，

One of the few times in which I can say that a book changed my life。 No spoilers - just read the damn book！

Juarez Poletto Jr。 ，

The problem with Sinek's books is that his hypothesis is so strong that it doesn't take a whole book to convince you :D。 The problem with Sinek's books is that his hypothesis is so strong that it doesn't take a whole book to convince you :D。 。。。more

Kaoutar Bouzari ，

The best way to describe this book is one with intuitive ideas that were never really articulated properly or have been organized in a way that makes us see patterns （especially when it comes to business and the culture in a workplace） that we kind of feel like they're off but could never really put our fingers on what exactly is wrong。I especially enjoyed the part about ethical fading cause I've experienced it first hand and was one of the reasons I left my corporate job a few months ago。Overal The best way to describe this book is one with intuitive ideas that were never really articulated properly or have been organized in a way that makes us see patterns （especially when it comes to business and the culture in a workplace） that we kind of feel like they're off but could never really put our fingers on what exactly is wrong。I especially enjoyed the part about ethical fading cause I've experienced it first hand and was one of the reasons I left my corporate job a few months ago。Overall it was a really good read。 the ideas are clear but definitely put things in perspective！ 。。。more

Nameali ，

Interesting thought process around playing infinite game with "finite rules" in mind。 We do it so unconsciously。 This will expand your mind for sure， and prepare for life in general which is an infinite game！ Interesting thought process around playing infinite game with "finite rules" in mind。 We do it so unconsciously。 This will expand your mind for sure， and prepare for life in general which is an infinite game！ 。。。more

Chandan ，

Fabulous idea and becoming leader of leaders

Claire Dillon ，

Could’ve been a Medium article

Bogdan Suteu ，

one of the best leadership books that I have ever read

Eliza Barter ，

I like the overall message of this book。 I think it has a great message and can be applied to any business， any individual or any group。 I do think it is written from a sense of privilege though。

Delair Bolis ，

Para quem acredita na tríade levar adiante um propósito; proteger as pessoas e gerar lucro， recomendo！ Ótimo livro para a jornada de compreensão entre vitória e realização

Gabriel Gilling ，

I discovered Simon Sinek when I watched one of the talks he gave at Google and I was mesmerized by his eloquence and the clarity and authenticity behind his ideas。 If you've watched his talk on the Infinite Game then a lot of contents early in the book might seem a bit redundant but he builds up his ideas in a logical and coherent way as the book progresses。 The book itself is filled with great insights as to why the modern capitalist environment we operate in just doesn't function properly and I discovered Simon Sinek when I watched one of the talks he gave at Google and I was mesmerized by his eloquence and the clarity and authenticity behind his ideas。 If you've watched his talk on the Infinite Game then a lot of contents early in the book might seem a bit redundant but he builds up his ideas in a logical and coherent way as the book progresses。 The book itself is filled with great insights as to why the modern capitalist environment we operate in just doesn't function properly and ethically （thanks Friedman） but it gave me a -perhaps naive- hope that if the finite mindedness of capitalism is rethought in favor of an infinite mindsight， then we could continue to benefit from its comforts without the literal exploitation of the labor force throughout the world。 。。。more

Josephine Florendo ，

It took a while for me to get around to finishing this book。 In reality， I would rate it a 4。5 because a lot of the things mentioned in this book—Sinek has said in one of his many talks。 But I feel like several of his books can be quite repetitive。 I give it 5 stars because it’s inspirational， applicable to my current work （building purpose-driven organizations）， and a good refresher for MBA graduates （many of the companies Sinek references were case studies I read back in school）。

Yu Gao Fei ，

A good summary on "just cause"， how can be repetitive A good summary on "just cause"， how can be repetitive 。。。more

Dean Millson ，

A nice idea， mostly full of stories and anecdotes about companies that have been told plenty of times before

Adrian Fanaca ，

Simon Sinek， the author of the "Why logic of companies" （my own interpretation of his trademark analysis of Apple）， comes with more bashing of Apple competitors and advertising of Apple and their likes。 It might be an impartial analysis， but I highly doubt it。 I guess he is paid a lot of money by Apple。 However， the book starts from an idea of an economist I guess， that there are games which are finite， like chess， where a set of definite and static rules apply， and infitite games， like life， or Simon Sinek， the author of the "Why logic of companies" （my own interpretation of his trademark analysis of Apple）， comes with more bashing of Apple competitors and advertising of Apple and their likes。 It might be an impartial analysis， but I highly doubt it。 I guess he is paid a lot of money by Apple。 However， the book starts from an idea of an economist I guess， that there are games which are finite， like chess， where a set of definite and static rules apply， and infitite games， like life， or politics or business， where indefinite and dynamic rules apply， which are supposedly opposite to the finite rules （more focused on numerical results， profits）。 Interesting reading， but not life changing。 。。。more

Javier Rivero ，

Great insight as to what makes us fail in so many endeavours: jobs， companies， personal relationships or even sports。 The author claims we live in a world in which short term （finite minded） strategies or objectives won't be sustainable in the long run， if we adhere to a long term vision （or a "just cause" as Simon calls it）， the probability of succeeding will be greater mainly due to the fact that our efforts will become something natural and part of our identities and these eventually will evo Great insight as to what makes us fail in so many endeavours: jobs， companies， personal relationships or even sports。 The author claims we live in a world in which short term （finite minded） strategies or objectives won't be sustainable in the long run， if we adhere to a long term vision （or a "just cause" as Simon calls it）， the probability of succeeding will be greater mainly due to the fact that our efforts will become something natural and part of our identities and these eventually will evolve into habits。 。。。more

Steph ，

SO MUCH AWESOMENESS。 How when people say they "like" their job it's rational， but those who truly declare to LOVE their job means they have an emotional connection to it。 "What's best for us？" is infinite; in an infinite game there's an infinite time horizon， aka no winning because "the objective is to keep playing， to perpetuate the game。" "Great leaders set up their organizations to succeed beyond their own lifetimes。""I wrote this book not to convert those who defend the status quo， I wrote t SO MUCH AWESOMENESS。 How when people say they "like" their job it's rational， but those who truly declare to LOVE their job means they have an emotional connection to it。 "What's best for us？" is infinite; in an infinite game there's an infinite time horizon， aka no winning because "the objective is to keep playing， to perpetuate the game。" "Great leaders set up their organizations to succeed beyond their own lifetimes。""I wrote this book not to convert those who defend the status quo， I wrote this book to rally those who are ready to challenge that status quo。。。" "If we believe in a world in which we can feel inspired， safe， and fulfilled every single day and if we believe that leaders are the ones who can deliver on that vision， then it is our collective responsibility to find， guide， and support those who are committed to leading in a way that will more likely bring that vision to life。" 。。。more

Brad Revell ，

My review is here: https://www。bradrevell。com/2021/03/th。。。Three key takeaways from the book:1。 Well intended finite-minded leaders often have the perspective of “make money to do good。” An infinite perspective on service， however， looks somewhat different: “Do good making money”。 The key here is the order of information … good first and money second）。2。 Leaders are not responsible for the results。 Leaders are responsible for the people who are responsible for the results。3。 To serve is good for My review is here: https://www。bradrevell。com/2021/03/th。。。Three key takeaways from the book:1。 Well intended finite-minded leaders often have the perspective of “make money to do good。” An infinite perspective on service， however， looks somewhat different: “Do good making money”。 The key here is the order of information … good first and money second）。2。 Leaders are not responsible for the results。 Leaders are responsible for the people who are responsible for the results。3。 To serve is good for the game。 。。。more

Lucas Pulcinelli da Jornada ，

My rate is probably contaminated because this is not my kind of literature， to be honest， but I've found some very interesting parts， more than I expected （intertwined with some self-help style paragraphs）。 Cherrypicked examples here and there， although most of them were quite helpful to understand the author's point。 My rate is probably contaminated because this is not my kind of literature， to be honest， but I've found some very interesting parts， more than I expected （intertwined with some self-help style paragraphs）。 Cherrypicked examples here and there， although most of them were quite helpful to understand the author's point。 。。。more

Araif Yusuff ，

Another excellent book by Simon Sinek！ The ideas presented in this book is not only applicable in business but in life。 Advancing a Just Cause should be the goal of every organization and based on the examples presented in the book， advancing a just cause can also be profitable。 It is sad the way companies are operated in the modern era with emphasis on getting more from employees and making money their objective。 Its a breath of fresh air to read about a new perspective that is both centered on Another excellent book by Simon Sinek！ The ideas presented in this book is not only applicable in business but in life。 Advancing a Just Cause should be the goal of every organization and based on the examples presented in the book， advancing a just cause can also be profitable。 It is sad the way companies are operated in the modern era with emphasis on getting more from employees and making money their objective。 Its a breath of fresh air to read about a new perspective that is both centered on investment in employees and ethics。 I would recommend this book to everyone who holds any type of leadership position， it is well worth the read！ 。。。more

Island Lover ，

I've become a real Simon Sinek fan。 Very applicable book to help adopt a more infinite game mindset。 Fits in sync with my view of learning， always learning all through life。 Ending of the book is especially inspiring and one that I'll likely read again in a few years。 I've become a real Simon Sinek fan。 Very applicable book to help adopt a more infinite game mindset。 Fits in sync with my view of learning， always learning all through life。 Ending of the book is especially inspiring and one that I'll likely read again in a few years。 。。。more

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