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5 Reasons to Bring Your Team to The Great Game of Business Conference

Feb 15, 2024 by Great Game Team 0 Comments
Have you ever wondered what a dose of inspiration, game-changing strategies, and a united team spirit could do for your business? Bring your team to The Great Game of Business Conference and find out! From eye-opening sessions to hands-on workshops, this Conference has value for every member of your team—from associates to the C-suite. Unleash your team's potential, foster collaboration, and watch everyone return with fresh insights to level up your business. Here are 5 reasons you should consider bringing your team to the Conference.
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What Business Leaders Should Know Going Into 2024

Jan 16, 2024 by ITR Economics 0 Comments
What Business Leaders Should Know Going Into 2024 Another year is in the books. As we set our sights on 2024, many businesses are starting to feel the effects of the slowing economy. To help you and your team find success through this time, ITR Economics and The Great Game of Business are teaming up to provide you with insight into some essential information all business leaders should know going into 2024.
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14 Ways a Business Learning Platform Can Help Develop Your Employees

Dec 14, 2023 by Great Game Team 0 Comments
Learning and development are more than just buzzwords. L&D offers a vibrant retention and recruiting tool to keep your employees engaged and satisfied at your organization while improving their performance and productivity. One aspect of a learning and development program at your organization comes from an automated, self-service software package called a business learning platform, learning management system (LMS), or eLearning platform.
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Why Learning and Development Is Important in the Workplace

Dec 8, 2023 by Great Game Team 0 Comments
In the fast-paced world of modern business, adaptability and innovation are key to staying competitive. Organizations must invest in their most valuable asset to thrive in this environment: their employees. Learning and development (L&D) programs are one of the main driving forces behind employee growth and, in turn, organizational success.
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How to Keep Your Peer Advisory Group Engaged and Motivated

Dec 6, 2023 by Great Game Team 0 Comments
In sports, championships are not won under the bright cameras in front of thousands of screaming fans. They are won after months of hard work and practice, and only after premier athletes spend a decade honing their craft.
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6 Benefits of Having an Employee Bonus Program

There is no more powerful tool a manager can have than a good bonus program. If a bonus program works, it can be an incredible motivator. It can get people producing at levels that make the cost of the program seem like peanuts, no matter how much you may have spent to set it up.
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The 7 Secrets of Highly Effective Peer Advisory Groups

Nov 29, 2023 by Great Game Team 1 Comment
Peer advisory groups run the gamut, from informal circles of friends who talk on the phone every day to more formalized approaches like online forums where people meet periodically at the same time every week or month.
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Why Should You Join a Peer Advisory Group? 7 Reasons Why These Groups Can Elevate Your Growth

Nov 21, 2023 by Great Game Team 0 Comments
Everyone has had a peer advisory group at some time in their lives. It was just relatively informal. As children and teenagers, an informal peer advisory group consisted of closest friends, BFFs, classmates, parents, and maybe a mentor who took you under their wing.
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3 Tips For Maximizing Opportunity During A Mild Recession

Oct 18, 2023 by Great Game Team 0 Comments
Economists are predicting a mild recession in 2024. That means small to medium-sized businesses will have to work a little harder to stay profitable and successful. Luckily, we're breaking down three things businesses can do in 2024 to maximize opportunity and set their businesses up for 5-6 years of consecutive growth.
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Why Gamification Works When Trying to Overhaul Your Company Culture

Oct 7, 2023 by Great Game Team 0 Comments
One of the fundamentals of the Great Game of Business is MiniGames™, which are short-term, intensely focused, ‘continuous improvement’ campaigns designed to affect a change, correct a weakness, or pursue an opportunity within the organization. There is a team goal, a way to keep score (Scoreboard), and a reward for winning, usually self-funded by the improvements made.
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About The Great Game of Business

Our approach to running a company was developed to help close one of the biggest gaps in business: the gap between managers and employees. We call our open-book approach The Great Game of Business. What lies at the heart of The Game is a very simple proposition: The best, most efficient, most profitable way to operate a business is to give everybody in the company a voice in saying how the company is run and a stake in the outcome. Let us teach you how to develop a culture of ownership, where employees think, act and feel like owners.