How Do You Play This Infinite Game? Business Is a Never-Ending Game
Chapter 5: Building a Culture of Trust A healthy work culture is based on trust. If your workers sense a lack of trust, that affects efficiency, since no one will feel comfortable voicing their concerns or mistakes. Ford Motor Company is a perfect example. Before 2006, the now-former CEO would reprimand and penalize workers who brought him bad
“The Infinite Game” by Simon Sinek is among the greatest motivational books you can get your hands on. He gives readers an inside scoop on the importance of adopting an “infinite mindset” while “playing the game” of business. Let’s look at some of the chapters that can help you and your business. Chapter 1: Business Isn’t a Finite Game The first chapter discusses why running a business isn’t a finite game. It focuses on how profit and income aren’t the only ways to measure success. Profit means nothing if you’re unable to survive current and future difficulties. This is why business is an infinite game — you don’t want to create something to “win” (finite); you want to build a foundation that will remain for future generations (infinite). Chapter 2: Essential Practices Sinek explains the strategies you need to play the infinite game. These skills include developing a “just cause,” creating trusting teams, studying your rivals, preparing for flexibility, and showing courage to lead. He follows up with examples of companies that embody all five of these principles: Victorinox, the creator of the Swiss Army knife, Bill Gates and Microsoft, and the GPS company Garmin.
information. This caused an unhealthy work environment and led to lower productivity. Sinek offers tips on how to create a culture where your employees are comfortable and confident. “The Infinite Game” teaches you that business is an endless game where you have to overcome many challenges. Successful businesses play the infinite game, constantly improving the business to become better. Sinek provides tips, solutions, and examples of how your business can thrive while playing the game. To get your hands on “The Infinite Game,” visit your local bookstore or online retailer.
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NOT JUST A LANGUAGE TOOL THE HISTORY BEHIND THE REAL ROSETTA STONE
Before we had Rosetta Stone, the language- learning software, scholars were confounded by the original Rosetta Stone: a slab of granite from Ancient Egypt inscribed with mysterious symbols. The slab was discovered in 1799 by a group of French army engineers near the Egyptian town of Rosetta. The British
claimed the stone after winning the French Revolutionary Wars and relocated it to the British Museum in London, where they strengthened the floors to support its incredible weight. Various scientists studied the artifact with no success, until it was ultimately deciphered by French linguist Jean-Francois Champollion. The stone was covered in a combination of hieroglyphics, ancient Greek, and Demotic. It spelled out a decree issued in 196 B.C. by Egypt’s ruler at the time, Ptolemy V, and a group of Egyptian clergy members. Because of his discovery, Champollion was named the founding father of Egyptology. You can still visit the stone at the British Museum in London, where it’s been displayed for 220 years!
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