Episode 13 Employee Engagement and the Game of Work
01/25/22 • 65 min
Charles “Chuck” Coonradt is Founder and CEO of The Game of Work, which was founded in 1973, and dedicated to the success of its corporate clients. Graduate of Michigan State University and internationally recognized in the fields of goal setting and profit improvement, as an author, consultant, and speaker. His five best-selling books The Game of Work, The Better People Leader, Scorekeeping For Success, Managing The Obvious, and The Four Laws of Financial Prosperity have been labeled management “must reads”, and most recently Forbes Magazine called Chuck “The Grandfather of Gamification”. He is a contributing author to multiple editions of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and is quoted in dozens of other books. Chuck is very involved in educating the next generation of business leaders and is a founding member of the School of Entrepreneurship, Brigham Young University. His community involvement includes being a Board Member for Habitat for Humanity, as well as a former Board Member for the Utah Winter Sports Alliance, and a volunteer at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
The Game of Work’s client list includes many Fortune 500 companies, as well as other nationally and internationally recognized firms. Companies that have successfully utilized and implemented Chuck’s unique concepts include Pepsi, US Postal Service, General Foods, Leslie’s Poolmart, Nordstrom, The US Air Force, Boeing, American Express, Marker Bindings, Molina Healthcare, Coca-Cola Consolidated, The Chicago Tribune, Coors Brewing and International Paper. Chuck has also spoken for organizations worldwide, including Petco, Microsoft, SkyWest Airlines, Time Warner Cable and YPO (Young Presidents Organization). Over one million executives, managers, and supervisors on five continents have been exposed to Chuck’s ideas on feedback, scorekeeping, goal setting, coaching, personal choice and accountability.
What you'll learn about in this episode
Why can ten people with a basketball and a hoop achieve teamwork, goal directed activity, and become a well managed team in a matter of minutes during a lunch break, but those same ten people can totally fail to achieve that kind of harmony on the job. My guest today Chuck Coonradt is the founder of The Game of Work, a company that teaches executives how to turn business into a game by keeping score. Chuck is one of the world’s leading measurement experts. In this episode we’re going to dive into this question and many others surrounding employee engagement, performance and the game of work.
How to measure what you want more of
How to create clearly defined goals
How to provide better feedback and more consistent coaching using a higher degree of personal choice
Resources:
Websites: http://www.gameofwork.com/
LinkedIn Personal:https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckcoonradt/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChuckCoonradt
Additional Resources:
Fair Deb Episode LinkGallup 2020 Employee Engagement Poll
Charles “Chuck” Coonradt is Founder and CEO of The Game of Work, which was founded in 1973, and dedicated to the success of its corporate clients. Graduate of Michigan State University and internationally recognized in the fields of goal setting and profit improvement, as an author, consultant, and speaker. His five best-selling books The Game of Work, The Better People Leader, Scorekeeping For Success, Managing The Obvious, and The Four Laws of Financial Prosperity have been labeled management “must reads”, and most recently Forbes Magazine called Chuck “The Grandfather of Gamification”. He is a contributing author to multiple editions of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and is quoted in dozens of other books. Chuck is very involved in educating the next generation of business leaders and is a founding member of the School of Entrepreneurship, Brigham Young University. His community involvement includes being a Board Member for Habitat for Humanity, as well as a former Board Member for the Utah Winter Sports Alliance, and a volunteer at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
The Game of Work’s client list includes many Fortune 500 companies, as well as other nationally and internationally recognized firms. Companies that have successfully utilized and implemented Chuck’s unique concepts include Pepsi, US Postal Service, General Foods, Leslie’s Poolmart, Nordstrom, The US Air Force, Boeing, American Express, Marker Bindings, Molina Healthcare, Coca-Cola Consolidated, The Chicago Tribune, Coors Brewing and International Paper. Chuck has also spoken for organizations worldwide, including Petco, Microsoft, SkyWest Airlines, Time Warner Cable and YPO (Young Presidents Organization). Over one million executives, managers, and supervisors on five continents have been exposed to Chuck’s ideas on feedback, scorekeeping, goal setting, coaching, personal choice and accountability.
What you'll learn about in this episode
Why can ten people with a basketball and a hoop achieve teamwork, goal directed activity, and become a well managed team in a matter of minutes during a lunch break, but those same ten people can totally fail to achieve that kind of harmony on the job. My guest today Chuck Coonradt is the founder of The Game of Work, a company that teaches executives how to turn business into a game by keeping score. Chuck is one of the world’s leading measurement experts. In this episode we’re going to dive into this question and many others surrounding employee engagement, performance and the game of work.
How to measure what you want more of
How to create clearly defined goals
How to provide better feedback and more consistent coaching using a higher degree of personal choice
Resources:
Websites: http://www.gameofwork.com/
LinkedIn Personal:https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckcoonradt/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChuckCoonradt
Additional Resources:
Fair Deb Episode LinkGallup 2020 Employee Engagement Poll
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Episode 12 The Data behind The Great Resignation
Ian Cook
As the VP of People Analytics at Visier Ian is responsible for overall direction and growth of Visier's People Analytics solutions.
Focus is internally on opportunities for developments to Visier's own set of products. And externally on identifying the right GTM partners.
Visier is currently the market leader in the People Analytics industry and the purpose of his role is to extend this position and drive growth for the business.
What you'll learn about in this episode
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In this episode we’ll dive into these questions with Ian Cook, a recognized and capable people leader with broad experience in driving organizational growth using employee metrics, and machine learning, to provide insight and understanding to lead transformational change.
Resources:
Websites: https://www.visier.com/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/visier-analytics/
LinkedIn: Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianjcook/
Twitter https://twitter.com/visier?s=20
Additional Resources:
Fair Debt Episode Link
https://hbr.org/2021/09/who-is-driving-the-great-resignation
Aristotle Project
The Great Reshuffle LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky
Atlantic Magazine The Great Resignation is Accelerating
Was The Great Resignation Inevitable
Zippia Collector DemographicsThe impact of collective trust on company performance study - Sandra RobinsonEdelman Trust ResearchHow to Mitigate Employee BurnoutMcKinsey Report Women in the Workplace
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What you’ll learn about in this episode
You’ve worked hard to build and guide your business throughout its life, you should have a plan that guides it to a conclusion.
A business exit strategy is a plan for what will happen when you want to leave your business and outlines the form that the transition will take.
"Begin with the end in mind" is important in life and business, because your exit is inevitable. The day will come when it's time to move on. Having a plan in place will help you sleep better, and insure your legacy will move in the direction you have in mind.
Marcus Aurelius said "You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” Having a plan guides you toward your goals and can help guide you as your business evolves.
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What steps can I take now to better position my business?
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Guest: Michael Lamm
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Resources:
Fair Debt Episode Link
Website: https://corpadvisorysolutions.com/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mlammCAS
LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellamm/
LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/corporate-advisory-solutions-llc/
Additional Resources:
The ARM Industry Reaches and Inflection Point
CAS 2021 Year end Report
Is it time to sell our business An In Debt Discussion Podcast
Receivables Info Podcast EP 65 with Michael Lamm
Fair Debt - Episode 13 Employee Engagement and the Game of Work
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Lex Pattersonwhy contend people with a basketball and a hoop, achieve teamwork, goal directed activity and become a well managed team in a matter of minutes during a lunch break. But those same 10 People can totally fail to achieve that kind of harmony on the job.
Lex PattersonMy guest today, Chuck Kuhn rat is the founder of the game
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