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Little League LinkedIn Series
At the beginning of 2023 I started to post more long-form content. After a year of sharing quotes and insights from books I'm reading, I decided to share…
Design for Engagement
Video games are the pinnacle of designed engagement — they look like work, yet kids can't put them down. What could that teach us about designing real jobs?
Working Better Together - January 2023
Simon Sinek made finding your 'why' a sensation. But I once worked for a company whose only stated purpose was maximizing shareholder profit. Don't lose the person.
Learn The Game
This is the second article in my LinkedIn series on Leadership Lessons from Little League.
Leadership Lessons From Little League
About 15 years ago, the president of the Tempe Little League invited me to coach my son's Tee Ball team. A few years later, I started GameTruck, Left…
The Greatest Birthday Party Video Game
Walk into a GameTruck game theater and a wall of color and sound hits you. The games that have earned their place on our screens — and why they land with players.
"GameTruck : It’s what’s inside that counts — Scott Novis"
'How did you think of GameTruck?' People experience it in the exact opposite order I invented it. Here's the real story of the idea behind the big box.
Coaching Teens Part 2 — Do the Right Thing
A big reason to start an esports program is exposing more kids to coaches and mentors. Establishing a just cause is what orients the whole program toward doing the right thing.
The Secret Missing Ingredient From Leadership
After eight weeks writing about Google's Project Oxygen management skills, I found the ingredient the list leaves out — the one that ties all the rest together.
Connected Leaders Help with Career Development
The sixth skill of a connected leader: helping your team grow their careers. Great employees look for managers who invest in where they're headed.
"Coaching Esports: Be Process Focused"
Coach, mentor, teacher — the words get tossed around a lot. Here's how I define each, and why great esports coaching is really about being process-focused.
Why You Should Care About Net Promoter Scores
I thought a 76 sounded like a C. Then I learned Net Promoter isn't measuring satisfaction — it measures word of mouth, and that is brutally hard to earn.