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Mixed Signals in the Economy

Loren Feldman, Editor in Chief and Founder of 21 Hats , warns against falling prey to doom and gloom predictions, discusses how smart companies are prepared for the worst but expect the best, and how young people are looking at business differently.

Developing Employees is as Important as Strategy

Jim Sliker (CEO of Central States Manufacturing) and John Williams (Great Game^TM Coach) talk with Steve Baker about strategic planning is a process, not an event, that developing people is as important as strategy, and outline the three-step plan to leadership success.

A Baby Boomer and Millennial Talk Competition

Jack Stack and Brandon Lockhart highlight the baby boomer vs millennial perspective on what is competition, teaching people how to win, and how do we handle the loss.

Unleashing Ownership Mentality

Tom DeSimone and Hillary Hughes, Prairie Capital Advisors, interview our very own Rich Armstrong on what is an ownership mentality? Is it created or taught? And what is the difference between an ESOP, private, and public company?

Developing Financially Responsible Employees

Art Goldammer (Founder & CEO), Aaron Tackett (Chief People Officer) of Verity Homes, and Dave Scholten (GGOB Coach) talk about their brand promise and core values and how breaking methodology creates a more fiscally responsible employee who has a deeper understanding of how every dollar spent impacts the bottom line.

Helping Your Team Understand Your Business

Chuck Monico, Branch Manager at Ryan Lawn & Tree, talks to Rich and Steve about the importance of learning, keeping it simple, and how teaching financial literacy to your team can help them ask better questions and be better team members.

2021 Year-End Highlights

Steve Baker, Vice President at The Great Game of Business, looks back on 2021 and highlights some of his favorite podcasts over the last year.

ESOP Roundtable 4

This episode was recorded at a live roundtable event discussing the benefits and pitfalls of being an ESOP company. It is not required to be an ESOP company to enjoy the benefits of the Great Game of Businesses practice and principles, but they definitely pair well together.

Steve Baker's 2021 Book-A-Week Goal

Steve Baker, Vice President at The Great Game of Business, talks about his 2021 goal to read one book a week, how we turned his car into a classroom, and which of the 88 books he has consumed this year will make it to his 2022 to read it again list.

Involving Everyone in Your Company

Michael Kiolbassa, President at Kiolbassa Smoked Meats, describes how unconscious commitments were holding him back, how values-based leadership training put the organization on the right path, and how opening the books magnified the trust in his organization and unleashed creativity.

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