part of the organization. Though they may get rich doing what they
are doing, they aren’t doing it to get rich. They’re doing it because
they believe in the Just Cause.
At The Container Store, Tindell says, “Our employees put the
cause before themselves.” Though important, it was not the Just
Cause alone, however, that inspired the will of the people. What
Tindell saw during the recession was the payoff on a long-term
investment. Tindell remembers what happened during the 2008
recession as a display of “spontaneous love and devotion.” It may
have felt spontaneous to him, but it wasn’t. Strong will cannot be
built overnight and it doesn’t come from nothing. For years The
Container Store had provided a great place to work, paid frontline
employees better than most other retail jobs and trained leaders to
put people’s personal growth before the company’s financial growth.
And for years, their people had, in turn, taken care of their
customers, the company and their vendors. And now, with the
company in trouble, the people and the vendors wanted to do what
was right by the company. How we treat people is how they treat us.
One reason companies that operate with a bias for will ultimately
fare better in the Infinite Game has to do with what we can control.
Though we have control over how we spend or manage our money,
we have a lot less control over how we make it. Politics, economic
cycles, market fluctuations, the actions of other players, customer
preferences, technological advancements, the weather and all other
forces majeures can wreak havoc with our ability to amass
resources. Leaders can exert only limited control over any of these
things. However, leaders have near total control over the source of
will. Will is generated by the company culture.
Unlike resources, which are ultimately limited, we can generate
an endless supply of will. For this reason, organizations that choose
to operate with a bias for will are ultimately more resilient than
those who prioritize resources. When hard times strike (and hard
times always strike), in companies with a bias for will, the people
are much more likely to rally together to protect each other, the
company, the resources and their leaders. Not because they are told
to, but because they choose to. This is what happens when the will
of the people is strong. “We built a sense of family—of love and
loyalty to each other, our customers, vendors and communities. Our
intention was to build a business where everyone associated with it
thrives,” says Tindell.
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