Leadership and Team Management

What rugby can teach us about leadership

What rugby can teach us about leadership

23/10/2020
Gamelearn Team

Juan Tinoco has had a long career in team leadership and talent development, but also a lifelong passion for rugby, which gives him a varied and unique perspective on this part of his job. Even though the two things (rugby and…

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How to improve team communication when it doesn’t seem like there’s anything to improve

How to improve team communication when it doesn’t seem like there’s anything to improve

Are you trying to build a company with flawless communication and superior teamwork? We bet you are because everyone’s trying to do the same, but not everyone is equally successful at it. According to a recent report, a staggering 74%…

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10 leadership quotes to keep in your back pocket

10 leadership quotes to keep in your back pocket

21/09/2020
Gamelearn Team

Leadership is an abstract skill that looks different in practice for every person. However, what most people agree on is how important it is when it comes to tackling projects and building teams. Leadership comes easy to some but not…

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How staff engagement affects your bottom line

How staff engagement affects your bottom line

09/09/2020
Andy Latkovskis

Employee engagement has traditionally been viewed as an HR matter. However, organizations these days have adopted it as a business strategy for the simple reason that its impact on profits and productivity is undeniable. You may be wondering what exactly…

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How to Manage Change and Build Employee Commitment

How to Manage Change and Build Employee Commitment

Change is inevitable in any fast-paced business environment, no matter the industry or size of the company. It can also take place in many forms: mergers and acquisitions, global or regional expansion, downsizing or outsourcing of the workforce, branch closures,…

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4 lessons we’ve all learned from telecommuting

4 lessons we’ve all learned from telecommuting

During the coronavirus pandemic, both established businesses and new startups have struggled to keep their doors open. This is partly because the number of in-store shoppers has been greatly reduced and partly because keeping employees safe amidst the highly contagious…

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How gamification builds new leaders

How gamification builds new leaders

Simply put, gamification is the introduction of different game playing elements — such as point scoring, competing with others, and rules of play — into a traditionally non-game environment in order to encourage user engagement. According to Business News Daily,…

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Talking teleworking with Gamelearn COO Aurora Martínez

Talking teleworking with Gamelearn COO Aurora Martínez

If we’ve learned anything from the current health crisis, it’s that adapting quickly to change and embracing digital transformation are the keys to success in the face of uncertainty. These two pieces of knowledge have served many of us well…

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10 inspirational quotes on teamwork and leadership to get you thinking

10 inspirational quotes on teamwork and leadership to get you thinking

Leadership and team management are not easy tasks –if you want to thrive in this area, it takes effort, constant learning, and a commitment to personal development. Even so, there’s a side to it that demands a bit of touch…

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Managing change as a disruptive company

Managing change as a disruptive company

As markets continue to globalize and as new technologies continue to bring about growth, it’s no surprise that rapid and profound change is a constant in today’s business environment. For this reason, companies in every sector are forced to make…

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Emotional checklist for remote working teams

Emotional checklist for remote working teams

27/03/2020
Gamelearn Team

In this guide, you will be able to find a series of questions for individual reflection, self-knowledge and guiding leaders during the exceptional circumstances that we are living. Check this guide In these uncertain times, all teams are experiencing alarming…

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What is the most expensive part of your team? Their leaving

What is the most expensive part of your team? Their leaving

05/02/2020
Gamelearn Team

You have a team, and it is performing well. One of them leaves. What do you do? Now it is too late to fix it. The damage is done. You will need to find a new team member, do training,…

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How to give negative feedback in a constructive way

How to give negative feedback in a constructive way

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things”. Winston Churchill No one likes to receive negative feedback … but…

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How to Receive Feedback Effectively

How to Receive Feedback Effectively

“We all need people who give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” Bill Gates Your primary management tool is feedback Feedback allows your team to know what they’re doing right and what they’re doing wrong. If no one tells them,…

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How to Delegate Effectively

How to Delegate Effectively

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself” Andrew Carnegie Managing a team is a full-time job with hundreds of associated tasks and responsibilities. By delegating you’ll: Have more time for tasks that have…

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The 4 Pillars of the Leadership Definition

The 4 Pillars of the Leadership Definition

26/12/2019
Gamelearn Team

Defining leadership can sometimes lead us to a territory where there are negative connotations such as: Obedience Hierarchy Chain of command For this reason, it is convenient to transmit this definition of leadership to the management teams from the most…

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What is empathy?

What is empathy?

Empathy is usually defined as the ability to feel other people’s emotions and put yourself in their shoes. It may seem simple, but there are times when being able to get out of your usual mental structure to understand others’…

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4 basic rules that will improve your talent retention

4 basic rules that will improve your talent retention

What is the most expensive aspect of your team? Letting any of its members go. If your team is performing amazingly and you have to face one of its members’ leave, the first thing that comes to your mind is…

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What does leadership mean to you? Some great definitions from our followers

What does leadership mean to you? Some great definitions from our followers

20/12/2019
Gamelearn Team

Every business needs wise leaders, that’s why “leadership” is one of the most searched words online, and our blog is not an exception. Our followers are often more concise and straight forward than us when it comes to describing important…

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How to improve your team’s skills and performance

How to improve your team’s skills and performance

03/12/2019
Gamelearn Team

Your main goal as a leader is to guarantee that your team members have the necessary tools to do their job properly. A good leader works at the team’s service, not the other way around. Try to always look for…

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