The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek
View on GoodreadsSinek's application of James Carse's finite/infinite games distinction to business — arguing that companies in pursuit of a "win" against finite rivals miss that the actual game has no endpoint and no winner.
Core ideas
- Finite games (known players, fixed rules, defined endings) and infinite games (unknown players, changing rules, the goal is to keep playing) — most CEOs play finite in an infinite game.
- Five infinite-mindset practices: a just cause, trusting teams, worthy rivals, existential flexibility, and the courage to lead.
- Companies that treat customers, employees, or competitors as adversaries to be defeated tend to win short-term and collapse long-term.
Published2017
Pages251
ISBN9780735213500
ReadAug 2022
