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How I Built Resilience: Live with Simon Sinek

How I Built This · 23 Apr 2020 · 19m

What this episode covers

Simon Sinek, author of 'Start with Why' and 'The Infinite Game', explains the distinction between finite games, which have winners and losers, and infinite games, where the objective is to perpetuate the game. He outlines five principles for business leaders, including advancing a just cause, building trusting teams, and studying worthy rivals rather than competitors. Sinek emphasizes the need for existential flexibility, citing a Chicago pizzeria that pivoted to making face masks during the pandemic, and argues for leading with courage by rejecting shareholder supremacy in favor of serving employees and customers.

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Impossible Foods, U.S. Bank
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Start with Why, The Infinite Game

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