When I read my friend Max Rosenblatt-Hood’s blog about using video games in management, I agreed his ideas about using video games and giving immediate feedbacks, making simple and boring tasks more fun is an effective way of management.

However, I don’t agree with his statement that say some employees can find it patronizing because they get points and achievements. Every employee gets some sort of feedback from their managers. Sooner or later, frequently or rarely, it’s going to happen. Why not make it in a more informal way so the message is sent, but no feelings are hurt. Instead of talking to your employees once in a year and criticizing them, giving them more frequent and less formal feedbacks can be more efficient.

Of course, this can not be done in every company, but the companies that has the flexibility can benefit from this idea, and create a warmer organizational culture.

Link to Max Rosenblatt-Hood’s blog: https://blogs.ubc.ca/maximus/2012/11/18/video-games-in-management/