The Great Game
of Business
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February 2013
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THE GREAT GAME OF BUSINESS
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20 Year
Old Book?
Or Business
Classic?
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Q: How Many People Work
At Your Company?
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What’s the Difference?
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What Keeps You Up At Night?
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What Would It Be Like?
Cash
Revenue Growth
Return on Investment
Cost Control
Financing
Satisfied Customers
Paycheck
Job Security
Good Benefits
Overtime
Time Off
Employee Appreciation
Owner
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When Employees
Think, Act & Feel
Like Owners
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So, what are “the Books”
...and who Closed them?
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We took the language of business
out of business.
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1983
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1983
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$9,000,000.00
$8.9 million
$9,000,000.00
$100,000
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in equity
18% INTEREST
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Jack Stack on “Why a Game?”
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In Any Game
There is a goal
There is a playing field
There are rules
There is a scoreboard
There is a reward for winning
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InTheGreatGame, Every Employee
Is given the measures of business success
and taught to understand them
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Is expected and enabled to act on their
knowledge to improve performance
Has a direct stake in the company’s success
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Q: What’s Your
Critical Number?
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Know & Teach the Rules
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High Involvement Planning
Business Transparency
Business Training
Financial Literacy
Follow the Action/Keep Score
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Forecasting
Huddle
Scoreboards
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Q: What Happens at Your
Staff Meeting?
Provide a Stake in the Outcome
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Instant Recognition
Variable Compensation
Career Opportunities
Ownership
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Q: What’s Wrong With
Most Bonus Plans?
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$2,928,000
$113,000
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$12,900
$1,000
1983
Today
Good Next Steps
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Read the Book
Attend the SRC Experience
Talk with the Team
The Great Game
of Business
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Presented to the
February 2013