The Game of Work: How to Enjoy Work as Much as Play

by Charles A. Coonradt

Book Overview

Since its original printing in 1984, The Game of Work helped thousands of companies and hundreds of thousands of managers and employees experience increased job enjoyment while producing extraordinary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087747771X
• ISBN13: 9780877477716
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Shadow Mountain
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The scoop

After reading this book, I can understand how corporate America is soooo screwed up. I can only imagine how productive America would be if every company played by the models of this book.

Right on

This book was exceptional, I think it hit everything right on. I really enjoyed this book, Mr. Coonradt is brilliant, he covered everything in detail and it made sense, he offers such great advise. I have taken the things in this book and have implimented them into my life and work life.

Pleasantly Surprised

This was required reading by my manager. I'm always skeptical in those situations, but it came highly recommended. And now that we've all read it and tried to implement the suggestions, I can say there has been a noticeable difference in the way each employee approaches work. People seem more motivated and excited about their jobs than before. I think every business could benefit from Coonradt's ideas which inspire and inject fun into the often-mundane job experiences.

Required reading for me, my boss and his boss...OK my entire company!

Chuck Coonradt's principles in this book are over 33 years old, they haven't changed, and are just as applicable today. This is just one point of credibility for The Game of Work and the training program to help workers, managers, and their companies significantly increase fun, productivity, reward, profits and reduce loss. This book should be a must read and its companion program should be a required course at every university in the world. After just a little research, I found hundreds of companies that have benefitted from this book and trainings by Mr. Coonradt's company, which is cleverly named, The Game of Work. He could write another book and just fill it with hundreds of pages of case studies and endorsements from thousands of workers and hundreds of managers, CEOs, VPs or "coaches." These are folks at worldwide giants like Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola, Boeing and AT & T. They are workers and managers in your hometown and cities all over the country who started keeping score The Game of Work way and quickly found themselves much happier and excited to be at work winning. Charles A. Coonradt is to the business world what Vince Lombardi, Phil Jackson, and John Wooden were and are to the sports world!

best business book i've read in the last 15 years.

Totally a fun read, so logical & practical I wonder where this has been all my business life. Work should be more fun, and the author unlocks the secrets that everyone needs to really enjoy their jobs. Great stories, examples strike home with any sports lover. Would love to see a followup helping to implement these concepts into a company. I've read it twice and plan to read it again. Very exciting stuff!!