Comments on: One of the Most Powerful Leadership Lesson That’s So Easy to Forget http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/ I bake games. Indie style. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Karl Becker http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/comment-page-1/#comment-80056 Karl Becker Tue, 08 May 2007 01:29:40 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/#comment-80056 Blueskied, I did not read into it like that. I read <b>First, Break All the Rules</b> (listened to it on audiobook, actually), and was very impressed with it. I think it's great information to take in at any point in your career, and for pretty much any position. Management especially, but it also relates to non-managerial positions. From reading the book and knowing the perspective the book takes on this topic, I do not think there is anything to read between the lines. Blueskied, I did not read into it like that.

I read First, Break All the Rules (listened to it on audiobook, actually), and was very impressed with it. I think it’s great information to take in at any point in your career, and for pretty much any position. Management especially, but it also relates to non-managerial positions.

From reading the book and knowing the perspective the book takes on this topic, I do not think there is anything to read between the lines.

]]> By: Blueskied Games http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/comment-page-1/#comment-79898 Blueskied Games Mon, 07 May 2007 09:47:33 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/#comment-79898 I think there are hidden signals in posts of people developing a game. For example: If someone writes "I've picked up work on my game and work with full force on it again. Should not take long before i will release it." This translates to: "Aargh, i can't get this thing finished and can't stand working on it." Or: "I have started working on some smaller projects but no way i will give up my main game project." Translates: "Project cancelled!" Your post sounds: "These guys don't get any work done and it don't know what to do about it." Am i paranoid? I think there are hidden signals in posts of people developing a game.
For example: If someone writes “I’ve picked up work on my game and work with full force on it again. Should not take long before i will release it.”
This translates to: “Aargh, i can’t get this thing finished and can’t stand working on it.”
Or:
“I have started working on some smaller projects but no way i will give up my main game project.”
Translates: “Project cancelled!”
Your post sounds:
“These guys don’t get any work done and it don’t know what to do about it.”

Am i paranoid?

]]> By: Juuso - Game Producer http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/comment-page-1/#comment-79892 Juuso - Game Producer Mon, 07 May 2007 08:26:36 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/#comment-79892 Blueskied, positive comments are something one can (and should) focus. To be honest, I don't quite understand how you could read between lines what you just said...? If something is going well, of course it's worth mentioning. At the moment I have absolutely great feelings regarding our team and don't see a single problem with anyone in our team. We are doing great - and it's good to acknoledge that! And like Jake added - it works in all other areas of life as well, including pets. Blueskied, positive comments are something one can (and should) focus. To be honest, I don’t quite understand how you could read between lines what you just said…? If something is going well, of course it’s worth mentioning. At the moment I have absolutely great feelings regarding our team and don’t see a single problem with anyone in our team. We are doing great – and it’s good to acknoledge that!

And like Jake added – it works in all other areas of life as well, including pets.

]]> By: Jake Birkett http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/comment-page-1/#comment-79883 Jake Birkett Mon, 07 May 2007 07:12:23 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/#comment-79883 Hey it's also important to say the same sort of things to your family i.e. kids and wife, oh and yourself! ;-) Hey it’s also important to say the same sort of things to your family i.e. kids and wife, oh and yourself! ;-)

]]> By: Blueskied Games http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/comment-page-1/#comment-79776 Blueskied Games Sun, 06 May 2007 17:23:09 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/05/06/one-of-the-most-powerful-leadership-lesson-thats-so-easy-to-forget/#comment-79776 Hmm. Reading between the lines. Have you run into serious problems with working with your project members? Hmm. Reading between the lines. Have you run into serious problems with working with your project members?

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