Episode 13 Employee Engagement and the Game of Work

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 Link
Gallup 2020 Employee Engagement Poll