
The CEO Project Podcast Winning Strategies from The Great Game of Business
Oct 20, 2025
Kylie Jackson, Learning and Development Manager at The Great Game of Business, explores how transparency and financial literacy can transform workplace culture. She highlights that open-book management empowers employees to become proactive business thinkers. Kylie discusses creating a shared success environment using rules and scoreboards, and she shares inspiring stories of employees who integrate financial knowledge into their lives. The conversation underscores how accountability can drive innovation and loyalty, ultimately leading to greater organizational success.
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Make Business A Game To Teach Finance
- Calling business a "game" makes financial concepts approachable and less intimidating.
- Games supply rules, scoreboards, and stakes that mirror how businesses should communicate performance.
Bridge The Metrics Language Gap
- A major constraint was two languages: operating metrics and financial metrics that never connected.
- Closing that communication constraint lets frontline workers see how daily actions affect company finances.
Sharon Found Savings And Paid Off Debt
- Kylie tells the story of Sharon, a maintenance worker who saved money by sourcing bubble wrap cheaper.
- Sharon used that financial literacy to pay off debt and build a five-year plan tied to company ownership.







