Games at work how to recognize and reduce office politics

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After an unsuccessful start with marketing by Personal Software, Inc. Swamped by requests for help, they invented InvisiClues, booklets with invisible hints that were made visible by a special marker. In , work began on a relational database later named Cornerstone. A Business Division was formed, and the number of Infocom employees went from 32 to to staff it. Game sales had slowed and the high-tech sector suffered a slowdown in Tensions developed between the game and business divisions, partly because the financial demands of Cornerstone left the game developers wihtout resources to innovate.

Instead of the growth increase that had been expected to fund Cornerstone, revenues were stagnant. Author Mauricio Goldstein. Publisher Wiley. Release 30 March Subjects Business Nonfiction. Search for a digital library with this title Search by city, ZIP code, or library name Learn more about precise location detection. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read.

Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Games at Work by Kevin Cashman. Mauricio Goldstein ,. Phil Read. Motivated by short-term gains--promotions, funding for a project, budget increases, status with the boss--people misuse their time and energy.

Today, when many organizations are fighting for their lives and scarce resources there is increased stress and anxiety, and employees are engaging in games more intensely than ever before. Organizational experts Mauricio Goldstein and Philip Read argue that office games--those manipulative behaviors that distract employees from achieving their mission--are both conscious and unconscious. They can and should be effectively minimized.

In Games at Work, the authors offer tools to diagnose the most common games that people play and outline a three-step process to effectively deal with them. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. Published April 1st by Jossey-Bass first published March 30th More Details Original Title. Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Games at Work , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia.