The trap of win-lose thinking (and how to escape it)

Name: The trap of win-lose thinking (and how to escape it)
Uploaded: 2025-12-15T15:51:31Z
Duration: 10 min 15 s
Description: What do you get when you combine a major flood and near-bankruptcy? For Whole Foods cofounder John Mackey, the answer reshaped his business into a household name. He takes us back to the night his first store was destroyed, showing how shifting from a win-lose mindset to a "win-win-win" worldview helped him achieve success — and why it can work for you, too.

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John Mackey |

TED2025

• April 2025

What do you get when you combine a major flood and near-bankruptcy? For Whole Foods cofounder John Mackey, the answer reshaped his business into a household name. He takes us back to the night his first store was destroyed, showing how shifting from a win-lose mindset to a "win-win-win" worldview helped him achieve success — and why it can work for you, too.