Breaking up is hard to do. But when it’s in the best interest of both parties, it makes parting a little easier. Staying current with your organization’s technology not only makes it easier to access important information, but also keeps your employees engaged through the devices they trust and use most.

This year's 23rd annual Gathering of Games honored several organizations for their outstanding work as Great Game of Business practitioners.

The 2015 Gathering of Games was a huge success in my mind – in many ways because I learned something new with each person I talked to or spoke with. On that note, I’d like to thank all who came to Calming Your Monkey Mind, The Power of Organizational Focus. It was truly my pleasure to chat with and learn from each one of you. What I’ve learned about the Great Game continues to inspire me for two reasons:

Inspiration. No matter the topic, the presenter, the intended audience…all the presenters at the 2015 Gathering of Games produced some powerful inspiration. With each session, we took away so many lessons, but these 14 really stood out, and we think they’re worth repeating because they embody so much of what The Great Game, Gathering of Games and being business leaders is all about.

According to Gallup and other workplace surveys, only about 18 percent of managers are effective in engaging their employees. Since it is well established that companies with highly engaged workforces perform far better than their competitors, this is a crucial issue for businesses to address. In an era when the prospect of a good job seems unattainable for many Americans, it is also a pressing challenge for the nation.

You’re attending the annual Gathering of Games! This event is designed for you; to give you as much as we can in what little time you have away from our organization. Many attendees have told us that they most benefit from the conference with what we call a track system. Previously, we have identified the first three tracks for you to follow based on what you are hoping to get the most out of the conference.

Co-authored by Eugene Rios The most commonly asked questions we get with The Great Game from non-practicing organizations are these: What if the competition gets a hold of our numbers? I don’t want the employees to know how much profit (or loss) the company generates. How can we play The Game when we have multiple locations? How can we have a weekly huddle when most of our employees work remote? This won’t work for us because we are a union shop. Each of the above questions can be easily diffused.

Co-authored by Randell Wallace

If you’re considering selling or transitioning out of your company, you’ve certainly worried about the future of your organization. One of the most stressful parts of selling your company is the valuation – the process that puts a dollar-value on all of your hard work. Here are the three levels of valuation you should understand before selling your business:

Co-authored by Mark Banks Do either of these two scenarios sound like your company? The hard-earned time, energy and money that went into creating a work culture for performance is starting to fall apart. The new implementation of open-book management isn’t gaining any traction. If either of these sounds familiar, you may be suffering from the number one open-book management culture killer: lack of trust.