Search Rebecca Weekly VP Hardware Systems Eng at Cloudflare, Open Compute Project Chairperson, HW Nerd, Lead Singer @ sinisterdexter.net, and Running Addict Menu About Me Search Search for: Close search Close Menu About Me Categories Uncategorized Book Club: Infinite Game Post author By rlipon Post date May 5, 2023 No Comments on Book Club: Infinite Game For the month of April we read the Infinite Game by Simon Sinek. For those who have no idea who Simon Sinek is, you’ve likely seen some clip of him speakin
So let’s start with the good: the principles of this book deeply resonate with me. Fundamentally, he is pushing back on the purpose of organizations: do we live to serve our shareholders (who are effectively “renters” of our organization), or to serve a bigger purpose (our customers needs, connecting people, helping the world, etc.) His point is that companies who play “the infinite game”–a long term strategy aligned to that greater purpose the company serves will make wiser long term decisions, which ultim
Another point he mentions are that companies who are more aligned to long term value tend to have more engaged employees (most of us want to work on something that is GOOD for the world, not just good for our shareholders), make better ethical choices, and have fewer incidents of questionable behavior (fraud, misuse of data, etc.) because they won’t suffer from the same “ethical fading” in which organizations without a clear purpose (above making money for investors) may find themselves.