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…
New year, new direction – how to get your team on board with change
Just like setting new year resolutions and goals, the start of a new year can also be a time of refocusing and resetting for businesses. In some cases, this might mean mixing things up a bit in your organisation, implementing new policies or processes, or…
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;…
Happy or Engaged – what’s the difference?
Many managers make the mistake of thinking employee happiness and employee engagement are the same thing – but that would be like comparing apples to oranges. Why? Well you could be incredibly happy and satisfied each day at the office, but your mood and frame…
OBM – creating a workplace where ideas are heard, valued and encouraged
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. Sharing a work space of five companies,…
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….