The players are in 4 teams, each of which simulates the work of the same department in different companies, where there are several types of jobs to be done requiring different skills
The winner is the team that after the game shows the best departmental performance (money and skills level)
To achieve this, the teams, which make decisions as the managers of those departments, are supposed to decide how to manage their employee and how to spent their limited managerial time
Company: BIRC Int.
Approximate price: ?
Playtime: 8 hours
Learning objectives: Understanding of how to consider the attitudes and aptitudes of personnel for tackling various jobs
Enhanced managerial flexibility and a holistic understanding of the supervisor's role in personnel management
Improved skills in assessing employees' strengths and weaknesses, providing development feedback, and setting assignments to expand their potential
Selection and implementing of an individual style of development that depends on how the employee absorbs new information
Visualization of the link between management flaws and departmental efficiency
Understanding of the importance of motivation and managerial communication, and what can go wrong when these are lacking
Understanding of the priorities in handling personnel when time is at a premium
Insight into how horizontal career planning affects personal motivation and the efficiency of the department as a whole
Managers cope more successfully with the situations and employees that previously caused them difficulty
Reduced personnel turnover due to better management awareness of the cost of losing an employee and how it correlates to good managerial communication
Improved work performance by departments due to the shaping of a professional management system
Managers see how personnel performance is related to their own communication skills and how well they take account of individual personalities
Improved personnel motivation because managers realize the importance of properly handling different types of individuals (newcomers, the demotivated, superstars, etc.) and have mastered the tools for doing so
Link to simulation home page: http://bircint.com/management-puzzle/