This evening I stumbled upon an article that I had bookmarked a few weeks ago. I had intended to post it to the blog but I must have been sidetracked or had another idea.
I only have one thought on the article.
Let’s do this!
Actually, Joe and I have worked together previously where we had LAN (local area network) gaming sessions at the end of the day and they were a lot of fun! Back then the team-building aspect of it was more or less just about having fun together and relieving stress because we were all in the same big room — strategy and tactics didn’t exist. :)
I think it would be fun to include some of our partners and clients as well. Heck, we’ve been discussing doing something like this with games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero anyway, so why not expand on the idea? The difficult thing is finding out who the Gamers are. People are sometimes surprised when they find out I’m a Gamer, and I admit to occasionally being caught off guard when I hear that the President of a company is playing World of Warcraft every night until 4am. I wonder how many of our clients are going home and logging into MMOGs (massively multiplayer online games) or staying up late on their Xbox/PS3/Wii?
Maybe we could even set something up for Fridays at the end of the day in our office. We’re going to move our Hagerstown office from its current location at 240 S Potomac, which we’ve been at for over a year, to a larger space above Bulls & Bears, anyway. We’ve discussed setting up a lounge area in the new space, so why not just add a 46″ plasma, an Xbox/PS3/Wii, a nice little home theater that will rattle the silverware on the tables below in the restaurant (just kidding, Matt!), and have at it!
We’re a small company, so teamwork and positive energy is absolutely essential in order for us to continue to produce the exceptional results that we’re accustomed to delivering. This might be one of those ideas that may seem “out there” to some, but that’s okay, it sounds like fun to me!
Joe — you, me, Tiger Woods 10. It’s on!
My motto has always been “have fun, make money.” In this economy, having fun seems so wrooong. But I bet people, if given an excuse like this, would be willing to casually drop by.
Game playing also brings out the best and worst in people. It’s more revealing than a traditional interview.
Nicolette | September 9, 2009 at 9:58 am