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Esther

Chapter by chapter review of books on The Great Game of Business (GGOB) a la Jack Stack

Episodes

  1. 08/11/2020

    Ep9. Will You Help Sweaty Stanley?

    This episode corresponds to GGOB's Chap 6.

    17 min

  2. 06/13/2020

    Ep8. What lies beneath

    "Look, NO ONE wants to avoid looking under the hood more than I do."  -me Top 3 common CEO fears when considering opening up their financial books to implement the Great Game of Business (GGOB): 1) What do we reveal if our numbers are bad?  2) What if our competitors get ahold of our numbers?  3) What will our employees think if our numbers stink? This episode corresponds to takeaways from chap 5 of the "Great Game of Business" by Jack Stack.

    12 min

  3. 05/26/2020

    Ep7. Big picture or lunchmeat

    If teams can't win in baseball without knowing the rules, then why in business (a way more vicious sport) don't employers teach their "players" the basics?   You know how to do your job, but can you also see how your department affects the business overall?  If not, then you might be arranging deck chairs on the Titanic.   Widen your scope asap with the Great Game of Business: a free management operating system that works as a game.     Episode 7 corresponds with material in Chap 4 of the GGOB book. et55@cornell.edu, Tweet me @tangy_turbo

    15 min

  4. 04/28/2020

    Ep6. Jedi mind trick

    Episode corresponds with Chap 3 of the book.  Is it possible to teach people to genuinely care about the quality of their work?

    13 min

  5. 03/06/2020

    Ep5. Collective causes of the eroding American Industrial Commons

    This episode traces reasons for the well-planned meteoric rise of the Industrial Commons in the US (1800-1990).  We also pinpoint the internal and external reasons for its erosion post WW2.

    32 min

  6. 01/22/2020

    Ep4. Outsourcing & trade deficits: god-send or nightmare?

    Many of us know the word "outsourcing."   But do we truly know how to control (and dare I say, maximize) the benefits of trade surpluses and trade deficits?

    27 min

  7. 11/01/2019

    Ep3. Myths of management

    Nuns driving school buses filled with steel. This saved the day. Episode corresponds with points from Chap 2.

    19 min

  8. 11/01/2019

    Ep2. If Captain Ulysses could see SRC

    380,000% stock growth rate.* Not kidding. You do the math.  Episode corresponds with points made in Chap 1.  *Calculated with year-ending 2018. CAGR of 76.5% of 36 years.

    17 min
  9. Ep1. Why you gotta read "The Great Game of Business" by Jack Stack

    09/13/2019

    Ep1. Why you gotta read "The Great Game of Business" by Jack Stack

    By 2030, a third of all jobs in the USA will be replaced by automation (McKinsey & Co. report 2017).  Humankind desperately needs GGOB.   Here's the McK report:  https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/jobs-lost-jobs-gained-what-the-future-of-work-will-mean-for-jobs-skills-and-wages

    16 min
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Chapter by chapter review of books on The Great Game of Business (GGOB) a la Jack Stack

Information

  • Creator
    Esther
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Esther
  • Show Website
    @tangy_turbo BookClub