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Lesson #3: “If you don’t have a lot of passion for it, you’re not gonna make it”
“I have probably the best personal collection of games you’re going to find anywhere,” admits Hawkins. “I’ve just been a nut for almost any form of software, but games especially whether it’s card games, board games, computer games, video games, I’ve just got a spectacular collection. And of course now I have four kids that are at different ages, so when we want to play, boy, we’ve just got a fantastic set of choices.”
Solving the Peter Principle? One Word: "Darts"
There is a fun new working paper out from some Italian scientists that models the Peter Principle. The principle says, of course, that people climb in an organization until they reach their level of maximum incompetence.
Ready For Some Fun?
A big part of transforming self, teams and organizations is learning; understanding and adopting alternative methodologies, creating innovative processes, practicing fresh skills and adjusting to different types of people. Decide to change anything - and you'll be thrown a learning curve.

Gamification - what it is and what it means for you
Gamification means applying gaming techniques to non-game activities, such as education, job performance, or life in general. It has very real potential to transform how we live, work, and play. Here’s why and how.
Does your dog have better social networking etiquette than you?
Seems like everyone and their dog is now posting, poking, tweeting, liking, status-updating, and more. The problem is that dogs might actually demonstrate better social networking etiquette than many business people. Here are 9 common faux "paws".
Three Reasons Why Revolutionary Change is Happening in Education and Training Today
Simulations, games, virtual worlds, and Web 2.0 are revolutionizing education and training around the world. Here are three reasons why it is happening today.

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How Simulations, Games, Virtual Worlds, and Web 2.0 are Revolutionizing Education and Training
There is a quiet revolution happening in education and training around the world. Simulations, games, virtual worlds, and Web 2.0 are quickly changing perceptions of how we can and do learn. Some even anticipate that they will change learning more in the next 10 years than anything has since the invention of the printing press. This revolutionary change has the potential to impact formal and casual learning at all levels of society, from public education, home learning, corporate training, military and combat readiness, to economic development and nation-building. Read on to learn more about these drivers of change and how they can be harnessed for individual and organizational success.
Three Reasons Why Revolutionary Change is Happening in Education and Training Today
Simulations, games, virtual worlds, and Web 2.0 are revolutionizing education and training around the world. Here are three reasons why it is happening today.
Sales Training that Really Works
Research and practical experience reveals that many of the widely used sales training approaches and techniques are largely ineffective with a relatively small proportion of the learnings being retained after the training event. Salespeople have relatively little brain space allocated for theory and respond best to highly interactive, participative and engaging simulations that mimic the reality that they will face in the field. Such simulations are feedback rich and play on salespeople's competitive instincts as they compete with one another in the simulations.
Giving Employees a Test Run Before Hiring
Be gone with staid interviewing questions, behavioral “what ifs” and real-life simulations. Just put the candidate to work and see for yourself firsthand whether he/she is actually what he/she claims to be. Not that all other techniques should be done away with entirely, but at least with a pre-hire trial approach, decisions don’t need to be solely dependent on a set of variables that are tenuous at best.
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