Welcome!I wrote all of the little blurbs beneath the links so you know why I think the article is val | | | | | May 11 - Issue #4 Spent 11 years as a AAA dev learning bad leadership examples. Now I coach and train leads at all levels how to be a good example. Author of Beyond Critical. | | | | Welcome!I wrote all of the little blurbs beneath the links so you know why I think the article is valuable. First will be my original content, followed by items I curated from reading other sources so you don’t have to. All of it is applicable to leaders in game development or I wouldn’t share it. | | | | How to Handle People Problems You Can’t Solve on Your Own medium.com – Share Recently I met with the cofounders of a game company, only one of whom have I communicated with in the past. I joined them in their office at 10:30am. By lunch I had called out a serious challenge… | | Self Care | | 10 New Strategies for Stress Management | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com – Share Our industry is becoming more aware, but in general we’re still pretty bad at self care. Here are 10 strategies for stress management along with links to the research that backs them. A little froo froo for those unfamiliar with topics such as mindfulness, but I think they’re all worth considering. | | Culture | | Three ways leaders should shape culture — Quartz qz.com – Share Senior leadership can add up to 30% to the value of a company. They do this by modeling desired cultural behaviors and connecting with employees as human beings. This is a little “well DUH” by my standards but it’s great to read this from a mainstream consulting firm like Deloitte. | | How to Build a Better Company Culture – ThinkGrowth.org thinkgrowth.org – Share A founder explains how culture is chiefly derived from the actions of leadership, a statement which is one of the mainstays of what I teach about culture & values. Also, if anyone has a link to the origin of the monkey story, please share it. | | Emotional Intelligence | | How Emotionally Intelligent Bosses Resolve Conflicts | Fast Company | Business + Innovation www.fastcompany.com – Share This article mentions a few of the foundations of emotional intelligence (self awareness, self management) as well as the importance of healthy conflict. These are all things I teach, so…yeah. | | Leaders are more powerful when they’re humble, new research shows - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com – Share Scientists find the true humility lies in an accurate assessment of our strengths and weaknesses. In my experience, the absence of humility is the most common and the biggest obstacle to solving people problems. Can’t solve ‘em if you can’t admit they exist. | | Call to Action | | I’m working on a new video for udemy.com that teaches about improving your emotional intelligence. I’ll let you know when it’s available. In the meantime, here are a couple of pay-what-you-like videos I made available a while ago. They’re each about 6 minutes long.Where Should I Work?Effective 1:1’s | | Did you enjoy this issue? | |
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