Brisbane-based technology company onto a winning game plan
Brisbane-based technology company Redman Solutions has been named as a finalist in the 2018 International All-Star Awards, which recognises champion players of the ‘Great Game Of Business’ across the globe. The Great Game Of Business is a widely-acclaimed open-book management methodology developed in the US…
Bring your numbers to life and start educating everyone on your team to think and act like a business owner with this simple strategy
When most people hear the term Open-Book Management – they take it to mean simply sharing financial information with their team, and while many understand the concept when it comes to opening the kimono, people are hesitant. If you open the books in a lean…
Could a count-down to Christmas be just what your team needs to push to the finish line this year?
With Melbourne Cup behind us, and Christmas parties now starting, it’s easy to get caught up in the silly season and lose focus on the real finish line – a strong end to 2017 for your business. That is why it is the perfect time…
Do you know what your team want for Christmas?
Gift giving at Christmas time is tricky enough for family and friends – let alone trying to organise something for your team. You might go straight to a financial “Bonus” – but that can be messy when it starts to become expected; or perhaps you always…
You don’t have to have all the answers
As a business owner – it’s easy to think you have to have a solution for every problem or roadblock your business encounters. We often forget we have an entire team around us, and it’s more than likely they’ll have a solution – we just have to ask….
It takes an adult to open the books
If there is one thing you can be sure of when you’re starting the Great Game of Business®, or implementing any open-book system, it’s that there will always be a level of confusion, fear, doubt, and ignorance when you first open your books. The process…
Build a better scoreboard
When you walk into a Great Game of Business® company – you can’t help but notice walls and halls being plastered with scoreboards. The objective of keeping score is to simply and consistently inform the players if they are winning or losing, and who is accountable. It’s…
What’s the Pebble in Your Shoe?
We were recently asked to assist a client who was looking to drive certain behaviours within their team when it came to the learning experience they were trying to create, specifically, encouraging team members to “have a go” before asking for help. While not directly related…
3 Tips to increase your team’s productivity (without the use of time saving apps!)
We’ve all heard the claim that a happy worker is a hard worker – but now economists have proved it! In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick, it was found that happiness made people 12% more productive – proving that our…
The Best Companies are Great Game Companies!
What Do Eight Companies on Forbes’ 2016 Best Small Companies List Have in Common? The Great Game of Business and Open Book Management In late January, Forbes released their Best Small Companies list – and eight of the 25 businesses are Great Game of Business…