The Great Game of Business

I found out this book inspired the founders of one of the organizations I admire the most in Romania. The main differentiator for their remarkable and sustainable success is the level of engagement they achieved among employees at all levels, functions and locations. The book describes a first-hand experience of the author, a businessman that turned around a failing company into a hugely successful enterprise by creating systems and processes that encouraged employees to take ownership of their work, interactions and results.

The fundamental ingredient for all these systems and processes to work is trust. Trust of the leader in people willingness to understand, to care, to learn, to put in the effort and to evolve individually, in teams, and as an organization. Trust is also the bridge from running a business as a continuous challenge, dread and pain to running it as a great joy, self-actualization and accomplishment. The question is how much and in which way are we willing to risk in order to build trust. Stack is offering some valuable insights.

Cosmin Alexandru

Co-founder Teamology Institute