How Game Leaders Balance Teams And Stakeholders

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges game leaders face in balancing the demands of stakeholders and the needs of their teams.

Tell us what you thought of the episode and any topics you would like us to cover! Leading a game team can feel like standing in the middle of a tug of war while both sides pull harder every quarter. We get honest about that reality and name the part leadership books skip: the emotional strain of being accountable up to publishers and execs while staying responsible to the developers doing the work. We break down why pressure concentrates on leads and managers in a video game studio, how inv...

People in this episode

Host: Press Start Leadership

Topics covered

• game leadership
• team dynamics
• stakeholder management
• emotional strain
• video game industry

Keywords

• game leadership
• team management
• stakeholders
• video games
• emotional strain

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Organizations: Press Start Leadership

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