New Game Solutions

Team 5Leadership – Lester Frederick

September 2010

Mission, Vision, Goals, and Purpose

• Mission: Solid base of communication and ensure quality amongst our team

• Goal: To produce quality games to ensure our customer base is satisfied.

• Purpose: To bring our passion for games to the consumer

• Vision: To grow as a company through teamwork and passionate employees.

Leadership Challenges in the Game Industry

• Communication• Trust• Constant Change• Confidence• Leading multiple groups to work as one team• Executing disciplinary action

Plan to Overcome Challenges

• Solid communication• Initiative• Willingness to learn new things• Innovative• Constructive feedback and implementation• Passion for success• Employee recognition

The Four Leadership Types

• Transformational• Situational• Charismatic• Servant

• There is a place for each type of leader, and a great leader should have a combination of all four leadership types.

Transformational Leadership

• Benefits:Idealized InfluenceInspirational motivationIndividualized Consideration

• Negatives:Best suited to highly educated employeesConflicting visions with other leaders

Situational Leadership

• BenefitsUse of chart to assist in gauging employee maturity

levelMore personally involved with employeesEasy to understand

• NegativeFiguring out the maturity level of your teamMaking the wrong judgment about your team can lead

to incorrect leaderships styles being implemented

Charismatic Leadership

• Benefits Inspirational Ability to motivate a team Moral builder

• Negative Self Sacrifice Lack of time management

Servant Leadership

• Benefits Trustworthy Excellent role model Empower employees

• Negative To much focus on employees Lack of focus on company vision

Integrated Leadership Development Goals

• Supports Company Vision and Values• Meets company set goals• Communicates clearly and effectively• Creates a positive work environment

Target Leadership Traits

• A proposed leader with the top following traits:Trustworthy – Reliable, easy to socialize withConsensus Builder - Gathers information from

the group to make decisionsDecisive – Utilizes available information for

informed decisions.Contemplative - careful judgmentLogical - rational and uses careful judgment

Week 3 Questions

Were all delegated responsibilities completed by team members?

• Yes, each team member completed his/her input for leadership type.

Was there an alignment between what team member said and what they did?

• Yes, everyone has done exactly what they said the would do.

Week 3 Questions

What has changed from the original leadership plan? How was it initiated? How was the change led?

• No major changes occurred during the planning or completion of the project. We changed the tone of the project when we got clarification on what exactly was expected.

Week 4 Questions

How can communication be improved?• Communication could be improved by using

fewer media sources.Were team members accountable to each

other, especially the leader?• All team members were punctual and ready

for each weekly meeting, and kept the weekly leader informed of any schedule changes.

Positive Teamwork Benefits

• High morale throughout the entire class• Everyone trusted one another• Entire group accepted responsibility for

assigned tasks• Everyone provided good leadership and

empowered each other during their weeks as group leader

Negative Teamwork Benefits

• We worked so well together that there were never any group conflicts. This is great, but also means no experience was gained in working through a group conflict.

Week 4 Questions

Has there been any growth in the leader you were and are now based on personal leadership goals?

Week 4 Questions

• Renee - I have definitely experienced growth throughout the course especially in communication and knowledge of leadership.

• Hugh – Experienced leadership role and how organization plays a part in leadership as well.

• Kyle – More of an initiator• Kris - Grown more comfortable with group

interaction and assigning tasks while in a leadership role.