Steve Baker is an author, speaker, and Vice President of The Great Game of Business, a management consulting firm that’s all about action. Steve spent over 20 years struggling to help company owners reach their goals without access to key business metrics. Learning the principles of this game we call business changed his work and inspired him to co-write the updated, best-selling book, The Great Game of Business. 

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

• Steve Baker shares the story behind his company, The Great Game of Business 
• Why teaching the rules and language of business to your whole company improves your team’s morale
• How to begin implementing the principles from the book, The Great Game of Business
• Steve talks about the benefits of clearly understanding your financials during a transaction

In this episode…

Are you losing money and morale among your employees? Are you constantly stressed because you’re the only one in your company dealing with your financial situation? Do you wish there was a way to spread the workload and boost transparency?

Author, speaker, and Vice President of The Great Game of Business, Steve Baker, shares the revolutionary idea of open-book management. Steve sits down with host, Todd Taskey, to discuss why teaching your employees the fundamentals of business will boost their involvement and work ethic, how to begin implementing principles from the book, The Great Game of Business, and why a clear picture of your financial situation is essential during a transaction.

Resources Mentioned in this episode

• Steve Baker on LinkedIn 
• The Great Game of Business 
• The Great Game of Business: The Only Sensible Way to Run a Company by Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham
• Alex Membrillo on Second Bite Podcast
• The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
• Financial Peace: Restoring Financial Hope to You and Your Family by Dave Ramsey
• Todd Taskey on LinkedIn 
• Potomac Business Capital 

Sponsor for this episode…

This episode is brought to you by Potomac Business Capital, where we help businesses in the lower middle market maximize their value.

By putting a unique twist on the typical banking process, we create satisfied, wealthy clients who make an impact on the world.

Over the past 15 years, we have perfected our strategies for M&A advising and exit planning to guide clients through everything — from pre-deal planning to closing.

To learn more, visit potomacbusinesscapital.com or email todd@potomacbusinesscapital.com.

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