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    This document summarizes the first level of the leadership simulation game Planet Jockey. In the first level, the player works through scenarios focused on communication and emotional intelligence when leading a team. One surprising scenario involved meeting individually with team members before meeting as a group. Another difficult scenario involved managing conflict during a debate. The document explains how concepts from the game, like using emotional intelligence during communication, connect to ideas from course readings. It provides an example of how the author could apply using emotional intelligence when connecting with a new team member.

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    Running head: PLANET JOCKEY 1

    Planet Jockey

    Caroline Tade

    Arizona State University

    OGL 200: Introduction to Organizational Leadership

    Professor Christopher Glover, MS

    Planet Jockey Journal, Lesson 1

    January 16th, 2021


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    1.

    2. Reflect on the scenarios presented in the game. Was there anything that surprised you?

    Anything you found particularly difficult?

    Planet Jockey is a leadership simulation game that takes you through various

    scenarios that allow for the opportunity to work on leadership skills. The first level of

    Planet Jockey is "How to create a high-performing team," which specifically focuses on

    communication and emotional intelligence (EI Games). While working through each

    scenario provides a challenge that allows the leader to identify the best communication

    method while ensuring that you communicate with the right emotional intelligence set. In

    our reading, we learned that a leader's essential skills in communication and doing so

    with a high level of emotional intelligence (Johnson & Hackman, 2018). I was surprised

    to find that it is essential to meet with new team members individually, then meet at a

    group level. At the end of the scenario, it did make sense that it is essential first to gain a

    connection with an individual, establish a level of trust, and connect on a group level.

    Another scenario that surprised me was that meetings should be kept to a minimum of
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    two people with a maximum of eight people, preferably six people. I thought at first that

    it was a trick question and was confused. How was I supposed to know the correct

    answer? I believed that each person in the meeting should count and that each person's

    opinion should matter. However, it made more sense that people can create ideas more

    productively in smaller groups. What I found to be particularly difficult was the debate

    scenario and how to manage conflict. As a leader, I understand that conflict is normal, but

    I am not particularly good at managing conflict and deflecting conflict to be constructive.

    After completing the "debate" scenario, I was able to grasp more knowledge on how

    conflict is essential to a group setting. Allowing and knowing that conflict will happen

    enables each individual to find their position and place within the group (EI Games,

    2019). It is up to the leader to mitigate the conflict and ensure that each person is heard

    and guided.

    3. Explain how something you learned in the game connects to something you learned

    from the text.

    While working my way through the various scenarios of level one, I connected

    the importance of emotional intelligence and how it is essential when communicating. In

    both chapters of our readings, it focused mainly on the importance of communication and

    how it shapes you as a leader (Johnson & Hackman, 2018). One of the essential skills to

    ensure success is communication, and it is needed to guide your team, build trust, show

    value towards your team, and create a connection. How you communicate is also an

    important aspect. Working on the debate scenario portrayed the importance of how to

    lead with the understanding of emotions. During the game, one scenario connected
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    communication and emotional intelligence during the "debate" scenario. In this particular

    scenario, conflict occurred when voices began to rise while team members discussed the

    budget. As a leader, it is essential to allow for this conflict to happen and guide it to be

    productive and effective.

    4. How could you use the concepts discussed in this simulation in your job today? Give

    an example of a situation you’ve been in where you could use a concept from the

    simulation.

    In my current role today, I can utilize emotional intelligence to allow me to

    become a more effective communicator. Emotional intelligence will allow me to become

    a better communicator by becoming aware of how others may react, how I may respond,

    how I guide others, and how I am working with others. Leaders who have a grasp on

    emotional communication can attend to others' emotions, express emotions, regulate

    emotions, and even turn feeling into a way of thinking (Johnson & Hackman, 2018). A

    previous situation that I have been in that would allow me to utilize the concepts in our

    lesson is when a new team member is has started working. I can ensure that I connect

    with the new individual before allowing them to communicate with the group first. As I

    learned in level one, it is essential to establish an individual connection first and connect.

    It will allow me to establish trust, fellowship, and engagement (EI Games). Establishing a

    relationship is not something I do immediately; instead, new employees connect with

    groups first and then connect individually. I was not aware of the impact that this may

    have on new team members. By connecting first, I build a connection.


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    References

    EI Games (2021). Planet Jockey: Level 1 How to Create a High-Performing Team. [Online File].

    Retrieved from https://play.eigames.com/game/10#/level/38.

    Johnson, C. E. & Hackman, M. Z. (2018, January). Leadership: A Communication Perspective


    7th Edition.  Accessed via Perusall.com.

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