But after work in the parking lot, where it is twenty degrees hotter, they will look at each other say, "Well, what do you think, golf or tennis? But after work in the parking lot, where it is twenty degrees hotter, they will look at each other say, “Well, what do you think, golf or tennis? If you were getting feedback on your golf game comparing you to Tiger Woods, you would soon become discouraged and quit because you could never win. However, unlike the game of Heads Up, which is turn-based, a game of Who Am I will see all players walking around at once, asking questions about the character on their head.

We know the length of our longest hike, the time of our best marathon race, even the amount of time we take off, is a clear statistic. I had assigned Gary to lead our newly acquired operations in Utah, and in a very short time I noticed that his performance clearly stood out. What we’ve discovered is that human nature doesn’t change and our proven methods are not trendy, or the latest management consulting style, or the latest best seller by the newest management guru.This behavior is foundational in video games, particularly multiplayer games, as the design ethos is to present unique problems that must be solved within a finite amount of time or resources to advance, conquer and win. Except that the air would be full with the sound of them shouting wacky things like “Honk the Space Horn”, or “Set the Chemical Quartz to 2”. Friday morning they spend five or six hours driving along the roughest roads in the world, often in snowstorms. Not only does this game encourage you to get creative with the statements you choose, but it also helps you to find out interesting facts about your colleagues.

I have never run across business leaders who have said they put this book’s concepts into practice, but then I am not in situations where I would have had that opportunity. ACCOUNTABLE: Adjust objectives, key results (OKRs), and goals to be transparent to the organization. When we don’t know the score or the rule, which is unfortunately the situation all too often for most people when they are at work, we tend not to want to play or we play safe. Our leadership team is 60 percent women and they actively participate in identifying and developing the next generation of our leaders. You know what the score is as the game progresses, and nobody can change that just because they don ’t like you.It’s not just about money in the team’s pocket, but behaviors that are shaped and informed by processes that reward group effort and achievements.