The Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer Work as Play: How Gaming Culture Can Power Your Career
With so many shifting rules and cultural norms, career success can feel like mastering a complex game.
Jessica Lindl, Vice President of Ecosystem Growth at Unity Technologies and a Haas MBA alum, shows how a gaming mindset can be an advantage in today’s workplace.
Her new book, The Career Game Loop: Learn to Earn in the New Economy, launches April 29.
Jessica joins hosts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava in the season 3 finale of The Culture Kit to discuss the gamer mindset, strategies for job crafting, and how leaders can build game-inspired workplace cultures.
3 main takeaways from Jenny & Sameer’s interview with Jessica Lindl:
- Embrace chaos and uncertainty: Learn how to find opportunity in moments of change.
- Build durable skills: As AI integrates into the workforce, it’s more important than ever to have durable skills such as problem-solving and collaboration that make you a fundamental asset to your organization.
- Look for opportunities to job craft and continually evolve your role: This can spur innovation at the company as well as new opportunities in your career.
Show Links:
- Pre-order link for The Career Game Loop: Learn to Earn in the New Economy
- Jessica Lindl on LinkedIn
- View the full transcript of this episode.
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*The Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer is a production of Haas School of Business and is produced by University FM.*
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*The Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer is a production of UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and the Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation. It is produced by University FM.*