{"product_id":"the-engagement-game-jamie-madigan-9781492697176","title":"The Engagement Game: Why Your Workplace Culture Should Look More Like a Video Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if all workplace cultures were as well-crafted as video games?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEffective workplaces and popular video games have a lot in common. The things that make employees happier, more motivated, and more productive leverage the same underlying psychology that makes video games engaging, but sometimes the lessons for work are easier to see when presented in the context of play. \u003cem\u003eThe Engagement Game\u003c\/em\u003e is a leadership and management book that shows how organizational culture and leadership can be super-charged by applying the same principles that video game designers apply when creating a new game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis quick, one-hour read will show you how to do this by blending industrial-organizational workplace psychology with insights on good video game design. This will help you become a better leader, manager, coach, and coworker. You don't have to be a hardcore gamer to benefit from this book. It is for anyone looking to create a positive work experience for their team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book covers topics including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow games lay out their tasks, goals, and challenges so that they motivate people to do amazing things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ways in which games encourage problem solving and growth mindset\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy expanding skills, building self-confidence, and finding opportunities to innovate feel so natural to those who play a lot of games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow social information is framed in games so as to engender fruitful competition and cooperation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat multiplayer games can tell us about building cohesive, high-performing teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to create shared experiences and values that can craft a great organizational culture and shared expectations for the right kinds of behaviors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is all to say that you could learn a lot from video games about how to be an effective leader and manager.\u003cstrong\u003e Ready? Game on.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Madigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1492697176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492697176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simple Truths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2020\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jamie Madigan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43941006278911,"sku":"9781492697176","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_acbe86b3-2937-4ad9-8bb8-5b412b7b6d03.jpg?v=1681450376","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-engagement-game-jamie-madigan-9781492697176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}