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…
Here’s how one restaurant increased their top line by 30% in less than 6 months
As a business owner, it’s easy to think you have to have a solution for every problem or roadblock your business encounters. But what if you didn’t have to have all the answers? Imagine if everyone on your team was as committed and focused on the…
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…
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…
What is the Great Game of Business?
Less than 25% of Australians are engaged in their work – that makes for a lot of unhappy employees, and a big drain on business. Imagine if everyone in your team was as engaged and focused on the success of the business as you were;…
What would your team say?
If you asked your team to describe your company culture – what would they say? We visited staff at O’Connells OBM, who have been recognised as one of the best companies in the world for work environment, to ask team members to describe their company culture….
What are corporations for?
We couldn’t agree more with Seth Godin in his recent post “What are corporations for” – “The purpose of a company is to serve its customers. Its obligation is to not harm everyone else. And its opportunity is to enrich the lives of its employees.”…
A Game Plan to make Open Book Management work for your business
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…
Looking for thriving culture? Get in the Game.
I’m privileged to work with a group of businesses where people come to work every day energised and ready to contribute not only to the success of the business, but to developing themselves and the rest of the team. In a co-working space of five companies,…