Move4Green campaign: Company General Use

Challenge & Selection

I am the chief operating officer (COO) of an esport team which competes locally. In a new industry such  as esports, most expenses are paid by investors just like a start-up, it needs time to generate revenues. In  2016, a new team entered the market with extremely wealthy investors and this cause disruption in the  local industry because this wealthy teams started to sign almost all of the top professional players with  extremely high salaries which made players sign even if it meant they won’t be on the main team and get  play time. As a result, many passionate managers and coaches in my team felt discouraged and had a  losing mentality.

Storytelling is an impressive and very powerful tool that enable us to connect and understand our  emotional experiences and how we response & preserve them.  The esport industry is the youth’s  industry, people are passionate, emotional and needs inspirations which can be done through storytelling.  I use history, my own experiences and knowledge to develop stories to simplify and inspire those who  work alongside me.

Application

Before I was the COO I used to be the manger for a specific roster (6 players team) for 2 years, I had the  strongest relationship with them. When I got promoted to the COO position, another manager took over  my old responsibilities and did well until the wealthy team entered the market and offered our players  400% increase to their current salary. Obviously, the players agreed to sign with the new team. Their  manager was extremely disappointed and feeling discouraged and viewed the whole situation in a  negative way, which was only natural. Moreover, we meet and discuss the situation and I explain to him  how it is the nature in any sport. I used the story of the book and movie Moneyball which is a biography  on a baseball team with a $38M budget deifying odds and achieving what was perceived impossible  against teams with +$120M budgets. I gave him a summary of the story to get his interest and gave him  an assignment to watch the movie. A few hours later, he’s back extremely motivated and with a fresh  perspective. We discussed the story even further and summarized the value we both got out it.

Insight & Approach

The impact on this manager was beyond expectations, he’s currently developing rising talents and the  same fresh perspective and motivation and whenever he feels stressed and drifts away from his positive  attitude, he goes back to the story as a recharge method and a reminder that you can dare to try to achieve  what is thought to be the impossible. Storytelling is an extremely powerful tool especially in a youthful  industry such as esports. It was relatable, exciting and valuable.

Because of the impact it had, I started to do the same thing with other managers and staff members. To  inspire them and guide them through their jobs with inspirations from movies, tv shows, sports and video  games. Many of us overlook the value of teachable moments in entertainment. I started to use these  success stories to inspire my friends and family to experiment with the storytelling tool with their own  personal and professional lives.


Move4Green campaign : Company General Use Challenge & Selection I am the chief operating officer ( COO ) of an esport team which competes locally . In a new industry such as esports , most expenses are paid by investors just like a start - up , it needs time to generate revenues . In 2016 , a new team entered the market with extremely wealthy investors and this cause disruption in the local industry because this wealthy teams started to sign almost all of the top professional players with extremely high salaries which made players sign even if it meant they wo n’t be on the main team and get play time . As a result , many passionate managers and coaches in my team felt discouraged and had a losing mentality . Storytelling is an impressive and very powerful tool that enable us to connect and understand our emotional experiences and how we response & preserve them . The esport industry is the youth ’s industry , people are passionate , emotional and needs inspirations which can be done through storytelling . I use history , my own experiences and knowledge to develop stories to simplify and inspire those who work alongside me . Application Before I was the COO I used to be the manger for a specific roster ( 6 players team ) for 2 years , I had the strongest relationship with them . When I got promoted to the COO position , another manager took over my old responsibilities and did well until the wealthy team entered the market and offered our players 400 % increase to their current salary . Obviously , the players agreed to sign with the new team . Their manager was extremely disappointed and feeling discouraged and viewed the whole situation in a negative way , which was only natural . Moreover , we meet and discuss the situation and I explain to him how it is the nature in any sport . I used the story of the book and movie Moneyball which is a biography on a baseball team with a $ 38 M budget deifying odds and achieving what was perceived impossible against teams with + $ 120 M budgets . I gave him a summary of the story to get his interest and gave him an assignment to watch the movie . A few hours later , he ’s back extremely motivated and with a fresh perspective . We discussed the story even further and summarized the value we both got out it . Insight & Approach The impact on this manager was beyond expectations , he ’s currently developing rising talents and the same fresh perspective and motivation and whenever he feels stressed and drifts away from his positive attitude , he goes back to the story as a recharge method and a reminder that you can dare to try to achieve what is thought to be the impossible . Storytelling is an extremely powerful tool especially in a youthful industry such as esports . It was relatable , exciting and valuable . Because of the impact it had , I started to do the same thing with other managers and staff members . To inspire them and guide them through their jobs with inspirations from movies , tv shows , sports and video games . Many of us overlook the value of teachable moments in entertainment . I started to use these success stories to inspire my friends and family to experiment with the storytelling tool with their own personal and professional lives .