The Infinite Game

Document Outline

• Epigraph
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Why I Wrote This
• Winning
• Chapter 1: Finite and Infinite Games
  • The Infinite Game of Business
  • A Tale of Two Players
  • The Benefits of an Infinite Mindset
  • The Detriments of a Finite Mindset in an Infinite Game
  • The Quagmire of Vietnam in Business
  • Lead with an Infinite Mindset
• Chapter 2: Just Cause
  • What a Just Cause Is
  • When You Have Your Cause, Write It Down
• Chapter 3: Cause. No Cause.
  • Moon Shots Are Not a Just Cause
  • Being the Best Is Not a Just Cause
  • Growth Is Not a Just Cause
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not a Just Cause
• Chapter 4: Keeper of the Cause
  • We Need a New Title
  • Next in Line for the Top Job
• Chapter 5: The Responsibility of Business (Revised)
  • Capitalism Before Friedman
  • Capitalism Abuse
  • The Pressure to Play with a Finite Mindset
  • The Drums of Change Are Beating
• Chapter 6: Will and Resources
  • Will Before Resources
  • The Cost of Will
  • When Will Is Strong
• Chapter 7: Trusting Teams
  • Performance vs. Trust
  • If You Build It, They Will Come
  • The Truth Shouldn’t Hurt
  • Culture = Values + Behavior
  • How to Train a Leader
• Chapter 8: Ethical Fading
  • A Culture of Pressure, Demands and Incentives
  • When Good People Do Bad Things
  • Self-Deception
  • When Structure Replaces Leadership
  • When Acting Ethically Is the Standard
• Chapter 9: Worthy Rival
  • Worthy Rivals Can Help Us Get Better at What We Do
  • Worthy Rivals Can Help Us Get Clearer on Why We Do It
  • Cause Blindness
  • Don’t Confuse Losing Your Worthy Rival with Winning the Game
  • Cold War 2.0
• Chapter 10: Existential Flexibility
  • To Infinity and Beyond
  • The Vision for Flexibility
  • If You Don’t Blow It Up, Someone Else Will
• Chapter 11: The Courage to Lead
  • The Power of Purpose
  • It Takes No Courage to Keep a Finite Mindset
  • Splits and Crossroads
  • How to Find the Courage to Lead
• Afterword
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Index
• About the Author