Leading guilds/raids may make you better leader, says Harvard Biz Review

Posted May 9th 2008 7:30PM by James Murff
Filed under: Biz, MMO, RPG

Apparently, swearing and acting like a jerk during a raid can make you a better leader! Well, maybe not doing that in particular, but leading raids, according to the Harvard Business Review, can teach people the skills needed to be a leader in the marketplace. Here's what they had to say about it.

"What on earth will leadership look like in such a world [?] ...the answers may be found among... Eve Online, EverQuest, and World of Warcraft. Despite their fantasy settings, these online play worlds... in many ways resemble the coming environment we have described and thus open a window onto the future of real-world business leadership."

So remember, your guild or raid leader that you absolutely detest may soon be the businessman of tomorrow!

[Via GamePolitics]

Tags: harvard, raids, world-of-warcraft, wow

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