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Though technology has evolved at hyper speed over the past hundred years, management styles have mostly stayed the same. The higher-ups make the decisions, and the employees grind it out, often without knowing the endgame. In 1983, Jack Stack created a new game: The Great Game of Business.
Get In The Game further explains the rules of this Game: to win, you must get everyone at all levels of the business as informed, involved, and engaged as the owner. This book offers a step-by-step guide on how to teach employees the numbers, show them the big picture, and let them have a say in the company's future. The Game has already benefited thousands of companies:
Is yours ready to get in The Game?
List of contents
FOREWORD PREFACE INTRODUCTION YOU ARE NOT ALONE STEP 1 BEGIN WITH THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP STEP 2 SHARE THE WHY BEFORE THE HOW STEP 3 OPEN THE BOOKS AND TEACH THE NUMBERS STEP 4 FOCUS ON THE CRITICAL NUMBER STEP 5 ACT ON THE RIGHT DRIVERS STEP 6 CREATE AN EARLY WIN WITH MINIGAMES STEP 7 PROVIDE A STAKE IN THE OUTCOME STEP 8 KEEP SCORE STEP 9 FOLLOW THE ACTION- HUDDLES AND FORWARD FORECASTING STEP 10 SUSTAIN WITH HIGH-INVOLVEMENT PLANNING READY, FIRE, AIM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHORS APPENDIX: THE HIGHER LAWS OF BUSINESS
About the author
RICH ARMSTRONG is the President of The Great Game of Business, Inc. Rich coauthored the update of the #1 bestseller, The Great Game of Business - 20th Anniversary Edition. Rich has nearly thirty years of experience in improving business performance and employee engagement through the practice of open-book management and employee ownership, with service as a business coach and as a senior executive at SRC Holdings Corporation, one of America's top 100 largest majority employee-owned companies. Rich also serves on the board of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO).
