Shift: Using Business Simulations and Serious Games: A Straightforward Guide for Corporate Training and Development

by William Hall

Today's leadership Development requirements are tough! Using a business simulation increases engagement, relevancy, and applicability resulting in greater retention, application, and participant excitement.You can increase engagement, relevancy, and applicability of your leadership development and change management initiatives.If you’re looking to learn more about how to effectively use business simulations within your leadership development and strategic change initiative, then this is your Using Business Simulations and Serious Games will help Make your leadership development programs highly engaging, challenging and relevant- Learn how to get started using business simulations and serious games- Use business simulations within strategic change initiatives- Decide to build, buy, and choose a provider- Ensure program control, sustainability, and much more!Please This is not a ‘how to program a business simulation’ technical guide. This is a managers guide to effective assessment, management, and implementation of a business simulation based initiative.“William (Bill) takes you on a practical journey on how business simulations and serious games can serve as a useful tool for today’s learners. He is refreshingly candid and provides relevant questions and suggestions to aid the customer in deciding what the best learning solutions are for their organizations, and how best to implement them.” – Dawn Moore, Commercial Learning Manager-Leadership Learning, AstraZeneca Biopharmaceutical"This book provides keen insights and practical strategies for anyone looking to upgrade the quality of their training programs. It's enjoyable to read and packed with valuable information." -- Josh Gordesky, President of Game Plan Communications"Bridging gaming and business is a terrifically exciting prospect, with untold potential for businesses and a multitude of untapped success stories - and starts with this book!" -Carl Olivier, Principal PM Manager, Microsoft, Skype Division

139 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2013

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[Diego Perez · Rating 2 out of 5]

You will find just 2 or 3 relevant point. The rest of the book is something you already know

it was a money wasting... To expensive book saying nothing important nothing of impact. Too simplistic, lacking on examples, no images, just empty phrases...