An entertaining, energetic but instructive paper based game for 20-60 people, with teams competing in an imaginary football league over several seasons.
Unlike our other business games, the Football League Challenge does not require participants to work with PCs or software – it is facilitated by the instructor at front of class [no need for break-out rooms].
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The importance of steering business performance over time, how resources – including morale and other intangibles – drive that performance, and the value of a rigorous, diagrammatic view of how the business system works. Teams also learn how winning in a competitive situation requires sustained, long-term mastery of strategic management.
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This game runs in class, over 2-3 hours. Teams [of which there can be 10-12, each of 2-5 players] compete to win an imaginary football league over several seasons, and to build strong cash reserves. Teams have paper-based performance reports and a diagram showing the changing relationship between players, fans, profits and cash. Instructors use a front-of-class spreadsheet to record decisions, display team results and performance tables, and generate the simple performance reports for each team after each season
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This game works well as an introductory event in degree programs, executive courses and in-company events. Being a fun but insightful activity, it is also a great way to end a course and send participants on their way in a motivated frame of mind
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