Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the (Finite) Game

Simon Sinek’s new book, The Infinite Game, is coming out in mid-2019 and he recently sat with Cal Fussman to discuss the big concepts. Sinek explores the way we personally, professionally, and institutionally approach games that can be won (i.e. sports, bets, aka “finite games”), and those that can’t (i.e. marriage, free trade, aka “infinite games”).   Perhaps unsurprisingly, … Continue reading Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the (Finite) Game

Stories Beat Smarts, And Cautious Beats Cute

Over the short term, stories beat smarts. Over the long term, cautious beats cute. The poor genius without a story never survives the short term to make it to the long term. Nobody understands him. Shout outs to “that guy at the party.” The snake oil salesman appears seemingly from nowhere with a too-good-to-be-true story. … Continue reading Stories Beat Smarts, And Cautious Beats Cute