Episode 28

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9th Jan 2025

Gamification for Leaders & Teams with Rob Alvarez

Enhancing Leadership and Team Dynamics Through Gamification

Rob Alvarez, alias Professor Game, based in Madrid, explores how game mechanics like leaderboards and teamwork can enhance leadership and team dynamics. He discusses how playing games fosters self-awareness, helping leaders understand their motivations. Rob emphasizes the role of social elements and safety in driving motivation, particularly through teamwork and healthy competition. Drawing from his own experiences, he illustrates how gamification strengthens connection and collaboration. The conversation highlights how integrating game-like strategies into leadership can improve performance and engagement. Rob offers practical insights for using play to drive growth and leadership success.

Transforming Learning and Development for Organizational Change

Rob emphasizes that effective L&D goes beyond legal compliance, aiming to drive meaningful organizational change. He suggests that L&D should focus on achieving specific results, often by shifting behaviors, using strategies like gamification. He compares the effectiveness of games, where behavior changes are inherent, to organizational learning, advocating for innovative, engaging L&D methods to foster deeper understanding and team cohesion.

About Rob Alvarez:

Rob is an international speaker, and an expert and advocate for using gamification and games-based solutions to achieve loyalty and engagement in entrepreneurial and educational settings. At Professor Game he is the host of the podcast and consultant. He's also a professor and workshop facilitator for the topics of the podcast and LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP) for top higher education institutions that include EFMD, IE Business School and EBS among others in Europe, America and Asia.

www.professorgame.com

www.linkedin.com/in/rob-alvarez-bucholska

www.youtube.com/@ProfessorGamePodcast

www.facebook.com/ProfessorGame

www.instagram.com/robalvarezb

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professor-game-podcast/id1305304190

https://profesorgame.com/risetolead

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