Change The Game Podcast

Robert Isherwood CEO of AMBAC International shares the company's strategy of choosing to keep going even when the going gets tough. The team's tenacity and involvement with The Great Game of Business® have helped them remain innovative and connected as a team during high-stress times.

They've approached the current crisis as "their moment" and consider their ability to continue even when times are more difficult than ever a true testament to what they've learned by playing The Game. They believe remaining transparent even during a Black Swan will motivate their team to keep moving forward.

Today's guest is Cindy Stein. Cindy was the driving force in inspiring a county to embrace transparency and develop a leadership system they call "The Great Game of Government."

Unlike other communities today, who might only now be realizing that a devastating second wave of the pandemic is headed their way—the economic impact stemming from our extended lockdown—Cindy and her associates immediately sprang into action when the pandemic first hit. Today she shares their story. Read the blog associated with this episode here.

Dr. David Stern, the CEO of Experity talks with us about how he relies on his team's strong ownership culture as they move into supporting a national scale-up in COVID testing.

He discusses how open-book management encourages a strong winning culture and how providing transparency on the company's financials and operating metrics helps the entire team understand how they impact the bottom line.

They treat every employee as a leader and hold each accountable for his or her results. Then everyone shares in the rewards.

Caleb Clark and Tonny Lam, the millennial-aged founders of Hook + Ladder, a digital marketing,and lead generation agency in Calgary, Alberta, used a different calculus when they decided to start playing Great Game™ in February 2020.

Their business was booming. They had just about tripled their revenues and their number of employees from 2018 to 2019. But they realized what had got them there wasn't enough to get them to where they wanted to go.

They saw Great Game as a path to help them reach their long-term goals and impact on their community. So, they made the bold move of hiring a coach, Catherine Fitzgerald, and began implementing The Game with their team on February 23, 2020.

In 2017, a dream came true when Kevin Mauger, CEO of NCC Automated Systems made a surprise announcement to the NCC team giving almost half of his company to the employees. His vision for NCC is to support the entrepreneurial spirit of his team and he realizes his purpose is to create as much of a positive impact as possible. He shares his story on how he determined it was time to become an employee-owned company in today's episode of the Change the Game Podcast.

Read the blog: Who says business isn't personal?

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This week Steve and Rich are joined by three Great Game Coaches to discuss the details of our High-Involvement Planning process and why it's so crucial to understand how it works, especially right now.

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High-Involvement Planning

SRC Holdings CEO & President Jack Stack talks about what it means to make bold moves in business. He shares advice on how being more creative in business and deciding which paths to take all while making sure your employees not only understand the decisions being made but that they're part of the process. Enjoy today's episode of the Change the Game Podcast. Find out more about The Great Game of Business® on our website at www.greatgame.com.

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Understanding how to navigate sales during a pandemic can make even the most seasoned business owner's head spin. John Williams shares his thoughts around why it's a good idea to continue to provide services and offering products EVEN during a drop in the economy and especially during a pandemic.

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A MiniGame™ is an engaging, short-term activity designed to pursue an opportunity or correct a weakness within a company. MiniGames have a theme and are meant to be fun and engaging. Like other games, they should have a goal, a defined time frame, a scoreboard, and a prize. Our guest today Michele Bridges, Executive Trainer for The Great Game of Business, shares all about how businesses can utilize the power of MiniGames to engage employees and change their business.

CEO of Cherry's Industrial Equipment John Costello has a heartfelt story about what being transparent with his business has done for him and his team. Today he shares how he leans on the principles of open-book management to help keep the conversation going and how it's helped his team be creative during this time of economic crisis.

John Costello presented his Great Game story live at the 2019 Gathering of Games Conference during his OBMx Talk on the mainstage. Watch the video here.

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