Executive Overview: The Great Game Of Business

"This is the brilliant story of the most radical act committed by a businessman in this century. You can't run or manage your business the old way once you read The Great Game." -- Paul Hawken

"At a time when doubt shrouds the US economy, Jack Stack's book is a beacon of hope. It is a bit about technique and a lot about unleashing the good sense of the American worker." -- Tom Peters

This 8-page Executive Overview provides an overview of The Great Game and open-book management, including the amazing story of SRC.

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The Great Game Of Business

Price: $ 12.50

Read how it all began from the guy who started it all. The Great Game of Business, written by SRC President and CEO Jack Stack, with Bo Burlingham, introduces you to The Game and reveals how it can work for you. (Paperback)

A Stake In The Outcome

Price: $ 17.50

In Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham's second book together, they explain how to build a culture of ownership by fostering employees' enthusiasm, intelligence and clarity. (Hardcover)

The Great Game Of Business - Two Book Set

Price: $ 25.00

Buy both of Jack Stack's books and save! Receive The Great Game of Business and A Stake in the Outcome for only $25.

The Great Game Of Business - DVD

Price: $ 115.00

This is the story of how it all started -- it's the SRC story with Jack Stack and other SRC employees. Told in a way only they could tell it, this thirty minute DVD explains the potential benefits your company can experience when playing The Game.

Lessons From The Field I & II - DVD

Price: $ 90.00

Hosted by Jack Stack. Watch first-hand as companies of every size and type explain The Game's effectiveness in building a better business.

The Great Game Of Business DVD Package

Price: $ 200.00

This package includes The Great Game of Business Overview on DVD, Lessons from the Field I & II on DVD and the book A Stake in the Outcome, authored by Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham. This package is a great way to introduce yourself and others within your company to the many advantages of playing The Game. These DVDs showcase not only the success SRC has experienced playing The Game, but the success of many other Game-playing companies. We've found many of our clients benefit from learning how The Game works from those who practice it.

Ownership Culture Kit

Price: $ 275.00

Are you interested in learning more about The Great Game of Business^® and open-book management? Do you need additional data and resources before you implement The Great Game of Business in your organization? This kit will do just that. It provides a detailed understanding of the implementation process and the financial success companies have experienced.

Included in your resource kit is:

• The Great Game of Business Book
• A Stake In The Outcome Book
• Open-Book Management: The Coming Business Revolution Book
• The Yo-Yo Company Workbook
• The Great Game of Business DVD
• 1 each of the methodology module workbooks:
• The Appraisal Reference Module
• Sales & Marketing Reference Module
• Financial Planning Reference Module
• Huddling Reference Module
• Recognition, Bonus & Games Reference Module
• “You Gotta Wanna” Acrylic Mug

Mini-Game Handbook

Price: $ 14.95

If you're new to The Great Game of Business, or if it's been a while since you and your team played a mini-game, it's time to "Get In The Game"! This handbook includes a primer on Game philosophy, a how-to section for design teams, helpful checklists and over thirty mini-games actually played in Great Game playing companies.

Driving Individual Performance With Recognition

Price: $ 14.95

Though few would argue the value of recognition, statistics indicate that only 50% of managers actually give recognition on a regular basis. For some, it just doesn’t come naturally. For others, it’s a matter of not knowing what to do and how to do it. The second offering in our "Get In the Game" series, this handbook explores three forms of recognition: praise, responsibility and communication. Also included are lessons from the field -- case studies and examples of effective recognition from companies like yours.

How To Succeed As A Small Business Owner

Price: $ 17.95

By Bill Collier
Written by a long-time entrepreneur and GGOB/OBM practitioner, this book outlines the steps any small business owner can take to succeed while not sacrificing time with family. Learn to use your business as a tool to enhance your personal life, set ambitious goals and achieve them, use values to provide guidance to your staff -- even when you're not at the office, get the right people on your team... and keep them there, delegate effectively, create a "self-healing" culture that practically fixes its own problems, and much more.

Open-Book Management

Price: $ 14.00

By John Case, Inc. magazine senior writer
The Coming Business Revolution: This book explains the logic behind open-book management by citing working examples from dozens of converted companies. Read about success stories from diverse businesses including SRC and Sprint's Government Systems Division. (Paperback)

Run Your Business So It Doesn't Run You

Price: $ 24.50

By Linda Leigh Francis
Wouldn't it be great if you could call on a small business expert anytime you wanted? You can! Linda Francis is the expert, and her book supplies the support you need clearly and concisely. Her devotees rave at how she uses humor, poignant examples and an engaging language style to pull the business picture together. The book's compact but comprehensive chapters cover leadership, time management, planning, sales, hiring, understanding and using your financial information and more. Whether you are established or just getting started, use this book as an in-house consultant and you will have more fun, profits and sanity. (Paperback)

Power Tools

Price: $ 14.95

Power Tools features strategies from 19 top executive coaches, including the Head Coach at The Great Game of Business, Bill Fotsch, on engaging employees to lead to company success.

To read Power Tools Chapter 8, written by Head Coach Bill Fotsch, click here.

OpenBookManagement.net

Price: $ Free!
1 Year Subscription

The Gathering Online: Your online community for developing a culture of ownership. Discover a wealth of open-book management resources, examples, practitioners and gurus –- all at your fingertips, all 24 hours a day.

Methodology Module Series

The Great Game methodology series is a premier management system designed to keep you, your employees and your company on the right track.

You can buy one copy of the module book, get a kit for each book or get our Package Deal. Each of the kits contains 4 copies of the same module, corresponding workbooks & a coach's guide for only $299! If you want to read each module, get our Package Deal which contains all 5 of the modules for only $125.00!

Module Package Deal

Price: $ 125.00

The modules are a series of five books designed to keep you and your company on the right track with The Great Game. They cover crucial areas of the methodology that make GGOB successful.

Appraisal Module

Price: $ 30.00

The Appraisal module is a reference guide designed to provide a company with a baseline to start playing The Great Game of Business. This module matches your business to the rest of your industry with regards to financial performance. It also indicates what your employees think about the way your business is being run, what their key business concerns are, and what critical issues are facing the company.

Huddling Module

Book - Price: $ 20.00

Kit - Price: $ 299.00

The Huddling module helps businesses understand the basic elements of developing and communicating forecasted operational results in a consistent, structured format. This reference guide outlines the importance of showing employees how the "Big Picture" affects their everyday decisions.

Sales & Marketing Module

Book - Price: $ 30.00

Kit - Price: $ 299.00

The Sales & Marketing module helps businesses begin to understand the basic elements of planning and forecasting financial outcomes centered on anticipated sales results. This module explains how your company can use this benchmarking information to look forward into the marketplace and industry.

Recognition, Bonus & Games Module

Book - Price: $ 30.00

Kit - Price: $ 299.00

The Recognition, Bonus & Games module presents several different topics related to providing employees with "A Stake in the Outcome". Specifically, it looks at recognition, targeted bonus plans, mini-games and career opportunities that have been successful at SRC and other organizations.

Financial Planning Module

Book - Price: $ 30.00

Kit - Price: $ 299.00

The Financial Planning module will help your business understand and practice high involvement financial planning. This includes important elements of budgeting, setting financial plans and deriving a Critical Number for your business.

Yo-Yo Company Workbook

Price: $ 30.00

Learn about financial literacy the fun way with The Great Game of Business Yo-Yo Company workbook. This fun and easy workbook gives employees a lesson in business and financial literacy with an emphasis on the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement.
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