Team Building for $39.99

Board games are not only fun; they are great for team building. Co-operative games are a great way to see how people operate under pressure. Your company may have a disaster recovery plan but most DR tests do not involve unknowns and stress. I hope to inspire you to incorporate gaming into work.

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1. Team Building
   for $39.99
   @JoeNuspl
   nuspl@nvwls.com
   

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2. @JoeNuspl
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   Born and raised in Palmyra
   

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3. @JoeNuspl
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   Who am I?
   • Senior Operations Engineer @ Workday
   • Author of the zap cookbook for chef
   • DevOpsDays Portland Organizer
   

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4. @JoeNuspl
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   On-boading
   • Train them
   • Make them feel part of the team
   

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7. Just find cures for four global diseases
   

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8. The game is trying to kill you
   

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9. Talk about strategy.
   

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    Experienced players have no advantage over beginners
    

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    Many ways to lose
    

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    How does this relate to team building?
    

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13. @JoeNuspl
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    Practice Effective and Efficient Communicate
    

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15. @JoeNuspl
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16. @JoeNuspl
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    See how people operate
    under stressful situations
    • Risk takers?
    • Ask for help?
    • Bossy?
    

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    Bonding
    • Stressful situations tend to form a bond between
    people involved
    

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    Increase intensity
    • Add timer
    • Or blind cards
    • Limit communication
    

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20. @JoeNuspl
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    Play More Games!
    • nuspl@nvwls.com
    • https://github.com/nvwls
    • https://www.workday.com/en-us/company/
    careers.html
    

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