After reading this blog on the NY Times Website, GGOB practitioner James Mauch wrote the author with the following response; we thought our GGOB community would enjoy his thoughts as well: Your column today on loyalty in the workplace left me wanting. You positioned well an often discussed issue in business these day but offered very little by way of solutions. I have a suggestion.

Thank God for Entrepreneurs “The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.” – Jim Rohn As much as I enjoy being an entrepreneur myself, I feel so very fortunate and privileged to spend a significant amount of my time working with other business owners. The best part always is hearing about the entrepreneurial journey ... the start-up, the progress to date and future plans. Each story is unique, of course, but some of the common themes include enthusiasm, optimism, persistence and a clear vision of the future.

Are you playing The Game to your full potential? Without a doubt, The Game is a process that should be adapted to your company’s environment, not adopted or replicated. However, there are a few key questions you should ask yourself to determine if you are missing a critical step in playing The Game.

We hear it all the time. So much, in fact, that we made it the tag line for the "Experience It" portion of the Great Game® process. Open-book management might sound like common sense, but let's be honest, the fastest way to make any project go haywire is to assume it's too simple to mess up. As a victim of the 'do-it-yourself' complex, I've learned the hard way that sometimes there are tasks that aren't quite as easy as they look (specifically anything that involves a blow torch or a chainsaw).

"Should You Do It Yourself?" - Bill Collier, St. Louis Area Coach There are two conflicting schools of thought about running a small business: - Do as much as possible in-house and keep your expenses down. - Subcontract everything except your core money-making activities so you aren’t distracted. As in anything, moderation is the key. An over-zealous attitude about either method is a formula for disaster. Do everything yourself and you will kill progress as you agonize over a million details.