It was very evident my existing skills needed an upgrade. As the ink on the offer dried, my family now relocated to Deutschland, the reality of the first week on the job hit me hard. With six years of experience under my belt, I was confident my background was enough. Then, I watched the leaders around me grow to more strategic roles and it became an aspiration of mine.īut.I lacked the strategic skillset to efficiently lead an organization on a broader scale.Īs timing would have it, the Corporate Strategy team was hiring in Germany. Looking back on my presales days, the job was comfortable, colleagues were familiar, and my performance was well received. No winning or losing, the rules are fluid, and the goal is to just keep on playing.Įven though Simon coined this term, it made me realize I've been playing the infinite game for some time now.
In Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead podcast, Simon Sinek shares the concept of the infinite game – that unlike sports, in business there is no binary result. However, I’ve found those walls are much farther away than I tend to give myself credit for.Ĭhange is difficult, especially if the current post boosts our confidence and makes us feel safe. While it's fun to imagine a world with no boundaries, it’s also something I’ve explored in real life. To explore passions and develop new skills. Many of my mid-career friends would leverage this as an opportunity to reinvent themselves. The responses usually focus on using the money to benefit key priorities such as family, travel, hobbies, and surprisingly, exploring alternative jobs. Have you ever played the game of “what if” over wine with friends? You know the one: what if you won the lottery.
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