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Episode Synopsis
Is someone on your game team driving you crazy due to their erratic performance? This person is obviously not pulling their weight and is meaning your beautiful work is getting thrown out. What can you do when you’re not their producer or manager and you can’t fire them?
This video includes the prep you need before getting started. You’ll learn how to be calm and get change to happen. The video is super practical and will give you advice on how to talk directly to the person, with someone else present, or how to go around that person and speak to their boss. You’ll end up with a toolbox of handy phrases you can use in these conversations and more.
Resources:
Powerful Phrases for dealing with Workplace Conflict. By Karin Hurt & David Dye.
Have a question for an expert game producer? Ask me your question here: https://jennsand.com/askjenn/
Text version: https://jennsand.com/advice/someone-elses-variable-performance/
Video version: https://youtu.be/EjdS85cQXsU
Jenn’s Generally Good Game Production Advice: How do deal with variable performance
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Question & Initial Thoughts
01:18 Consider about your perspective
02:31 How to talk about it
04:49 Talking with the person on your own
06:04 Talking with management, HR, or a producer
07:52 Asking for change
08:34 Some solutions
09:37 Conclusions
Jenn’s Generally Good Game Production Advice is an advice column for our modern ages and for game developers everywhere. Topics covered will help you ship your game on time, on budget, with a happy team no matter whether you are a producer or someone else on the game team.
This video includes the prep you need before getting started. You’ll learn how to be calm and get change to happen. The video is super practical and will give you advice on how to talk directly to the person, with someone else present, or how to go around that person and speak to their boss. You’ll end up with a toolbox of handy phrases you can use in these conversations and more.
Resources:
Powerful Phrases for dealing with Workplace Conflict. By Karin Hurt & David Dye.
Have a question for an expert game producer? Ask me your question here: https://jennsand.com/askjenn/
Text version: https://jennsand.com/advice/someone-elses-variable-performance/
Video version: https://youtu.be/EjdS85cQXsU
Jenn’s Generally Good Game Production Advice: How do deal with variable performance
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Question & Initial Thoughts
01:18 Consider about your perspective
02:31 How to talk about it
04:49 Talking with the person on your own
06:04 Talking with management, HR, or a producer
07:52 Asking for change
08:34 Some solutions
09:37 Conclusions
Jenn’s Generally Good Game Production Advice is an advice column for our modern ages and for game developers everywhere. Topics covered will help you ship your game on time, on budget, with a happy team no matter whether you are a producer or someone else on the game team.
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