Sunday, September 23, 2007

8 Levels of Gamesmanship

I am serious business man but also a serious gamer. Below are a few games I like to play that has helped me gain more insights into certain asepects of business. (It's not the game but who you played with that matters, btw.)

1. cashflow 101 (financial statement/everything)
2. I am the boss (negotiation, partnership)
3. acquire (first mover advantage, stock, M&A)
4. trump game (lifting everyone up, negotiation)
5. puerto rico (resource allocation, differentiation)
6. settler (resource allocation)
7. monopoly (positioning, focus)
8. big deal (resource allocation, negotiation, differentiation)
9. risk (focus, allying, positioning)

From my experiences of business and gamesmanship, I discoverd the 8 levels of gamesmanship which are ... [Read More]