Simon Sinek on Competition, Business and the Infinite Mindset | Win-Win Podcast with Liv Boeree

In this week’s Win-Win episode, I chat to legendary thinker and speaker Simon Sinek about the nature of competition in business, and in particular, the key ingredient of all enduring companies and leaders: The Infinite Mindset. We also explore the pros and cons of short-term goals, the power of enemies, Moloch Traps, how to be a better speaker, the need for optimism, and so much more. Not one to miss! Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:51 - What is an Infinite Game? 00:07:17 - Misaligned incentives 00:10:53 - Infinite Mindset in business 00:17:53 - Simon’s worthy rival 00:22:03 - Good and evil 00:24:54 - Why we need an enemy 00:27:38 - The Moloch trap 00:32:26 - Existential threats 00:38:31 - The priorities of business 00:44:40 - Ethical fading / People before profit 00:50:34 - Finding the businesses to support 00:52:18 - “Find Your Why“ Friend test 00:56:38 - Public speaking 01:01:24 - Being an optimist 01:03:15 - Winning the infinite game Simon’s Bio: Simon is a visionary thinker, who is probably best known for his TED Talk on the concept of WHY, which has been viewed over 60 million times, and his video on millennials in the workplace which has gone on to be seen hundreds of millions of times. He continues to share inspiration through his bestselling books, including global bestseller Start with WHY and New York Times bestsellers Leaders Eat Last and The Infinite Game, as well as his podcast, A Bit of Optimism. In addition, Simon is the founder of The Optimism Company, a leadership learning and development company, and he publishes other inspiring thinkers and doers through his publishing partnership with Penguin Random House called Optimism Press. Links ♾️ The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek ♾️ Finite and Infinite Games by Dr. James Carse ♾️ Find Your Why by Simon Sinek ♾️ Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek ♾️ Milton Freidman NYT OpEd ♾️ Ethical Fading ♾️ Banking Act of 1933 (Glass-Steagall) ♾️ Start with Why by Simon Sinek ♾️ Simon’s TED Talk: ♾️ The Art of Presenting Course ♾️ Simon Sinek podcast w/ Dr James Carse ♾️ The Win-Win Podcast: Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins. Watch the previous episode with Joseph Gordon-Levitt here: Credits ♾️ Hosted by: Liv Boeree ♾️ Produced & Edited by: Raymond Wei ♾️ Audio Mix by: Keir Schmidt