Great Game of Business
Open-book management coaching for business owners and their teams
| Hourly rate range | $160 to $290 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Based in | Springfield, Missouri, United States |
| Credentials | Great Game of Business Certified Coach |
Great Game of Business is a coaching and training practice in Springfield, Missouri. It helps business owners and leaders run their companies with open-book management. Coaches teach staff to read the company's financial numbers and see how daily work affects them. Employees also earn a stake in the results. The system rests on three principles: Know and teach the rules, follow the action and keep score, and provide a stake in the outcome. Certified coaches guide teams through it.
What Great helps with
Great Game of Business works with leaders who feel stuck in daily tasks and want staff to take a bigger part in the company.
- Working on the business instead of in it
- Getting employees more involved in running the company
- Helping staff understand the company's finances
- Building growth and learning paths for employees
- Sharing profits with staff when goals are met
- Building an ownership mindset across the team
- Finding a better way to operate the company
Who Great works with
Great Game of Business works with business leaders who feel overwhelmed and buried in daily tasks. Their clients want employees to play a more active role and understand the business better. They also want growth and learning options for their people.
How Great works
The method is built on three principles. First, know and teach the rules, which means teaching employees about the business. Second, follow the action and keep score, so employees help improve the business. Third, provide a stake in the outcome, which rewards people for strong results. Leaders share financial information and explain how daily actions affect it. Staff then think and act like owners. Clients can also use Great Game GO, an online learning hub for building business literacy.
Background and qualifications
Great Game of Business is based in Springfield, Missouri. It offers coaching through Great Game of Business Certified Coaches. It also runs workshops, seminars, training, a community membership, and a yearly conference. It publishes books, videos, a blog and a podcast. Its resources include free tools and bonus plan design. Its online hub, Great Game GO, helps teams learn business skills.
Great Game of Business pricing
Programs and services
- Business coaching with a certified coach
- Great Game GO membership with a free 14-day trial
- Great Game Experience Workshop
- Leading the Game Cohort
- Free intro to the game
- Great Game Conference
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The CoachVouch take
Coaches use one named system that teaches employees the financials and shares profits with them.
Best for business owners who want employees to think and act like owners.
Common questions
How much does Great Game of Business charge?
Coaching with Great runs $160 to $290 an hour. Message Great from this page for an exact quote.
What does Great Game of Business help with?
Great Game of Business helps with working on the business instead of in it, getting employees more involved in running the company, helping staff understand the company's finances and building growth and learning paths for employees.
Is Great Game of Business certified?
Great Game of Business lists: Great Game of Business Certified Coach.
Does Great Game of Business offer online learning?
Yes. Great Game GO is an online learning hub that helps teams build business literacy. It comes with a free 14-day trial.
How do I contact Great Game of Business?
Send Great a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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