The Infinite Game

Simon Sinek exposes how the twisted incentives of short-term profits are causing leaders to steer their companies off course. The book had a huge impact on me because it starkly revealed and explained the game my clients are really playing despite their claims to the contrary.

Because of this book, I was able to connect these motives to some of the worst toxic behaviors I observe in leaders and better understand why they behave this way. As someone often tasked with helping them change course, this book really helps me meet leaders where they are and help them move in… show more.

I have a bias here as I’ve spent 12 years working alongside Simon Sinek and his team.

I view Sinek’s latest thinky thinky book as his best yet. I view The Infinite Game as his greatest hits album plus some solid bonus tracks. Sinek draws up the established framework of Game Theory – Finite and Infinite Games – authored by Dr. James Carse.

Sinek points out that we’re all players in infinite games – games that may have mile markers, but no finish line. These games – like life, business, career, and relationships – can’t be won, though we can… show more.

In The Infinite Game, Simon takes us to the root of why businesses make short-term choices versus long-term choices. 

He really peels back the distractions as he challenges leaders to choose the infinite game. Laying out the benefits both short-term and long-term for the infinite game, he passionately advocates for people before growth, people before profitability. 

He states growth is not a just cause! I could not agree more, and he supports his advocacy with examples. There is no finish line and Simon draws such a vivid picture of this. 

He correctly points out that a strong sense of belonging… show more.

Most people first met Simon Sinek through his immensely influential 2010 Ted Talk, How Great Leaders Inspire Action, when the bestselling business guru introduced his communication theory called the Golden Circle. In The Infinite Game, Sinek opens our eyes to a transcendent vision for the role of business in the world that will change the way you think about commerce.