How to deal with someone else's variable performance on a game development team

Is someone on your game team driving you crazy due to their erratic performance? This person is obviously not pulling their weight and is meaning your beautiful work is getting thrown out. What can you do when you’re not their producer or manager and you can’t fire them? This video includes the prep you need before getting started. You’ll learn how to be calm and get change to happen. The video is super practical and will give you advice on how to talk directly to the person, with someone else present, or how to go around that person and speak to their boss. You’ll end up with a toolbox of handy phrases you can use in these conversations and more. Resources: Powerful Phrases for dealing with Workplace Conflict. By Karin Hurt & David Dye. Have a question for an expert game producer? Ask me your question here: https://jennsand.com/askjenn/ Text version: https://jennsand.com/advice/someone-elses-variable-performance/ Video version: https://youtu.be/EjdS85cQXsU Jenn’s Generally Good Game Production Advice: How do deal with variable performance 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Question & Initial Thoughts 01:18 Consider about your perspective 02:31 How to talk about it 04:49 Talking with the person on your own 06:04 Talking with management, HR, or a producer 07:52 Asking for change 08:34 Some solutions 09:37 Conclusions Jenn’s Generally Good Game Production Advice is an advice column for our modern ages and for game developers everywhere. Topics covered will help you ship your game on time, on budget, with a happy team no matter whether you are a producer or someone else on the game team.