Jack Stack
Jack StackHe Practices What he 
Preaches….The Principles of
 Open-book Management

Jack Stack is the founder and CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation a company who has started over thirty companies in the last 18 years.

  He is the author of the best selling business book "The Great Game of Business" (Doubleday/Currency, 1992) and the newly published "A Stake in the Outcome". An Inc. Magazine columnist, Stack writes about the business world and what it takes to succeed in this ever-changing marketplace. He and his works are highly sought after in the business community and the educational field where his business philosophy is used as part of the curriculum at business schools.

  Stack is a rare commodity because he practices what he preaches. Under Stack's leadership, SRC Holdings Corp., which currently includes 22 subsidiaries covering businesses from banks to engine manufacturing plants, has seen the value of the company grow from .10 a share in 1983 to over $55 in 2001. If you had invested $10,000 in SRC and invested in The Great Game of Business methodology your return today would be over $5.5 million.

  Stack has been featured in numerous media outlets around the world and in variety of industries. A few of those are: Financial (UK) Times; Wall Street Journal; Forbes; CBS "Eye on America"; PBS "McNeil-Lehrer Report"; US Industry Today; "60-Minutes Australia"; Inc. Magazine (cover story); and the BBC.

  Stack has received special national and local recognition awards for his revolutionary style of management. The awards include: The National Business Ethics Award; Business Enterprise Trust Award; Best Boss; Best Business Leader; 1991 National Entrepreneur of the Year; and Top 100 Companies to Work for in America.

  He is a current board member and judge of The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Institute, serves on 11 boards and has previously served on the editorial board of the Tom Peters Foundation.

  As well as leading SRC Holdings Corp., Stack frequently travels across the United States and around the world delivering speeches and educating companies one-on-one about the benefits of open-book management and how it can positively impact people's lives and the company's bottom line.

Stack received his B.S. degree in Business from the Elmhurst College.

"Be a leader, not a boss."
-Jack Stack

Topics include but are not limited to: 

A Winning Strategy: High-Involvement Planning 
  This interactive one-day seminar gives your planning team the tools they need in order to develop a strategy that will allow your company to successfully meet any challenge that arises. 

Rules of Play: Business/Financial Literacy 
  An interactive workshop that teaches the basics of business and financial literacy and there importance to successful game play. 

The Yo-Yo Company: Basic Financial Literacy 
  Employees learn the basics of financial literacy by taking part in a small business simulation. 

Following the Action: Scoreboards & Huddling 
  The communication processes of scoreboards and huddling are thoroughly examined in this one-day workshop. Includes the huddling simulation, Tons of Toys, Inc.™ 

Celebrating Wins: Recognition, Bonus Plans & Mini-Games 
  Ideas and methods for keeping employees motivated and ready to play The Game are the focus of this one-day seminar. 

Leading the Game … Without Playing Games 
  To play The Game well you must have exceptional leaders in place. This workshop will give leaders four critical items that will help them reach their critical number. 

Game Winning Presentation Skills 
  When playing The Game we often are required to clearly present ideas and information to internal and external audiences. This workshop will teach you how to prepare your message and present your message effectively. 

Human Resources Issue in Open-Book Management      Recruitment, selection and retention of employees can be different in an OBM company. Learn how you can adapt to the change achieving the level of success you desire. 

Open-Book Management As A Communication Tool 
   Opening the lines of communication through sharing and teaching the financials to employees improves an organization's bottom line review. Learn how to structure your organization's meeting to have the largest impact on organizational goals.

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