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Make the Best of It

9/16/2017

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I am a runner (sort of).
If I can, I'd rather run in the woods than on the street.
If I can't, then I'd rather run on the street than on a treadmill.
If I can't, then I'd rather run on a treadmill than run in place.
If I can't, then I'd rather run in place than not run at all.
Whatever our current circumstance, let us thank God and make the best of it.

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Finite or Infinite Play?

9/6/2017

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Earl Johnson, a work friend of mine, shared an interesting video with me a few weeks ago. Simon Sinek is speaking at Google on leadership. He couches it in terms of game theory. There are games that have an ending. Someone wins and the game is over. There are games that never end. Players come and go, but the game keeps happening. He links these kinds of gaming mentality to business concepts.
  • Arbitrary (short term) wins v. values-based strategies
  • Growth focus v. stability focus
The video is close to an hour long. It took me a few days to get through it. The bulk of the thesis is presented in the first 20 minutes. The rest is a Q&A where he brings out additional ideas and examples from politics, warfare, and corporate competition to support the basic argument. He also talks about the need to link both kinds of games. Short term growth is not bad so long as you know to what end. How  will growth support the vision? The examples seem pretty concrete.

Thanks, Earl. I found it worth the time.

Here’s the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_osKgFwKoDQ

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    Michael Beach

    Grew up in Berwick, PA then lived in a number of locations. My wife Michelle and I currently live in Georgia. I recently retired, but keep busy working our little farm, filling church assignments, and writing a dissertation as a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech. We have 6 children and a growing number of grandchildren. We love them all.

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