In my book The Best Game, I talk about how leading an organization has many similarities to playing a game. Both involve objectives, rules, players, strategies, and competition. In fact, I think leading an organization is the best game there is!

Part of what makes any game fun is the thrill of competition, striving to be better and improve, which goes right along with knowing how you are doing. The score in a game points to the level of performance—against a competitor, a benchmark, or your own best effort....