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Leaders Working at the Heart of the Team 2026

Overview:

There is a critical facet of game development that needs exploring: the emotional and elusive feel of being a great leader. In order to maintain the health of a project the leader must have their finger firmly on the pulse of the team and be able to diagnose situations that often call for drastically different solutions. In this session, we will investigate facets of soft skills and share specific situations that we have encountered throughout our careers and how soft skills have saved the team and shipped awesome games. Topics include: The three P's of passion: motivating your team, Leadership as a service, Calm urgency, and Decision Deferred: the worst decision of all.

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  • Grant Shonkwiler
  • Shonkventures
  • Kate Edwards
  • Geogrify/SetJetters
  • Seth Sivak
  • Bad Robot Games
  • Dave Ranyard
  • Dream Reality Interactive
  • Jess Case
  • Schell Games
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