Category Archives for "Book reviews"
06/07/2020
- in Book reviews , Gamification , MeetUp by Pete Jenkins
Infinite Gamification – Toby Beresford interviewed by Pete Jenkins
The newly published book Infinite Gamification by Toby Beresford tells us how to create sustainable scoring programs to influence behaviour at work and at play. It is aimed at leaders working on small or larger programs and is a practical guide to the methods and pitfalls involved. In this interview hosted at the Gamifiers Meetup […]
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10/06/2015
- in Book reviews , Events , Gamification by Pete Jenkins
GLSIG Workshop: Using memorable stories to help your gamification projects succeed
Last week I ran a workshop at the Games and Learning SIG Conference. The main prong to the session was to discover what causes Gamification projects to succeed or fail, with a particular look to see if there were any differences between corporate and academic worlds that we could learn from. The second part of the […]
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21/02/2014
- in Book reviews , Gamification by Ross
Review of ‘Game Change’
A book dedicated to Gamification: an opportunity not to be missed for us at e-Advantage Solutions. Called ‘Game Change’, the book discusses how “Gamification” can be harnessed and applied as a business model for the future. The book engages you from the very start by asking the reader questions and getting you fully engaged. At […]
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13/09/2013
- in Book reviews by Chris
Eric Ries – The Lean Startup – A great book for any size company
The Lean Startup is, in Eric Ries own words, his effort to change how startups are built. As you may have guessed from the title, Eric Ries believes in lean manufacturing, by applying this to the field of entrepreneurship and innovation he attempts to reduce startups’ risk of failure. Billed as a must read for […]
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03/07/2013
- in Book reviews by Chris
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How to be a Productivity Ninja by Graham Allcott – Book Review
After reading this book be prepared to be one of the most productive ninja’s you know! In this book Graham Allcott looks at how to manage our attitudes and attention, rather than our time. Allcott states we are in an age of “information overload” and his encouragement of a ninja like approach certainly makes the […]
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20/07/2012
- in Book reviews by Eilish
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Proof that we should be optimistic about the future
As a nation we love to complain. We complain about the weather when it’s raining and we complain when it’s too hot. We moan about traffic jams and queues, we moan when there’s too much choice and then we complain when there’s not enough. We truly are a bunch of miserable souls. But here we […]
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10/07/2012
- in Book reviews by Eilish
Democratic work places are the future of successful business
Democracy is something we often take for granted, particularly in this country. We assume that we are free to do whatever we like whenever we like and no one can dictate to us what to do and how to live our lives. How very wrong are we? Has anyone ever considered that our work lives […]
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15/06/2012
- in Book reviews by Eilish
Business leaders multiply your brain power to get a smarter business
We have heard the term ‘natural born leader’ many times but just how effective are these leaders and how are they making the most of their resources to benefit their company? By resources I mean the people within the organisation. People are a company’s biggest resource as their capabilities, knowledge and talent can be transferred […]
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01/06/2012
- in Book reviews by Eilish
Work doesn’t have to suck
Even for those of us who love what we do, work can at times really suck! But why and how can we fix this? Ressler and Thompson have outlined these reasons and how we can fix them in their enlightening book ‘Why Work Sucks’. It seems that we all have the wrong beliefs about […]
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04/05/2012
- in Book reviews by Eilish
Motivation needs Drive
During my academic career I have been made to read theories about motivation over and over again until the point of exhaustion. When I heard about Daniel Pink’s book Drive I assumed it would be another dull explanation of Herzberg’s hygiene theory. I literally couldn’t have been more wrong. Pink is a real enthusiast for […]
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