So You Want to Get Into the Game Industry But You’re Afraid You Don’t Have the Right Skills People often tell me they want to get into the game industry, but they don’t have any experience, so they’re afraid to apply. I always reply with a version of the following: “We all have experience. Don’t think you have none.” You have relevant experience — it’s all about how…

Delegate, Delegate, Delegate Did I Mention Delegate? Delegating is one of the most important things you can do as a leader. It not only guarantees that your employees (and hence your business) continue to grow and thrive, but it also mitigates the company’s risk level. Not many people have a “Hit by a Bus” manual, so what…

Communicating… Like a Boss Seven Keys to Great Interpersonal Leadership in the Workplace Communication is the key to any relationship. We often talk about how important communication is when it comes to friendships, romantic relationships, and family dynamics. It’s just as important to have great communication skills with our work partners — in fact, our livelihoods depend on it. So, why not put…

Embracing the Selfish Buddha You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have 4 Ways to Be Good to Yourself (So You Can Be Good to Others) Unless you’re a narcissist, you probably believe it’s good to give. And it is. The problem is, there’s a stigma to being selfish in this world — and that can become a real Catch-22. So, how do you navigate taking care of yourself and taking care of others? …

Finding the Golden Nugget Unearthing Creative Ideas Without Getting Too Attached Creativity can be like throwing spaghetti against the wall. Sometimes it sticks and sometimes it doesn’t — and there are a number of reasons it might not. Sure, it may not be at the perfect al dente yet, but (if you’ll allow me to leave the pasta metaphor behind) it…

The Power-Up of Positivity 6 Ways to Fill Up Your Emotional Health Bar Positivity is powerful. I’m not talking about false optimism or looking at life through rose-colored glasses. I mean the practice of positivity — learning to see your life in a more beneficial way, that in turn allowing…

Min-Maxing in Leadership Playing to People’s Strengths While Growing Their Dump Stat In gaming, it can be advantageous to maximize your character’s strengths while minimizing their weaknesses. In life, however, it can be more dangerous to ignore important traits that need development. So what do you do when one of…

Here are 8 tips for what to do after you lose your job from my own personal experience: Game Over, Man! … Or An Extra Life So, you’ve lost your job. Now what? Losing your job can feel like the end of the world, but it doesn’t have to. Here’s…

Here are 5 tips for working abroad from my own personal experience: So you want to be a World Warrior? My work in the gaming industry has allowed me to live in six different countries: Canada, the United States, India, Malta, Poland and the Netherlands. (Possibly seven, if you count…