What can business learn from leadership in gaming? 
An excellent research article from Timothy C. Lisk and colleagues available here presents a compelling picture of leadership development in MMOs (Massively Multiplayer Online Environments). In particular, they have focussed their research on the relatively new and burgeoning field of Distributed Teams, an area which should be of considerable interest to all businesses given the global nature of communication and work practices today. In fact, as I write this in Glasgow, Scotland my colleagues in the small but high-growth company I belong to are variously located in Brazil, Spain, USA, France and India, and our client list is drawn from an even greater number of countries across the globe. We are the very definition of the Distributed Team who could not exist without web-based communication tools and by developing new approaches to organizational development. Continue reading
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