Long ago, Plato said: “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
It is particularly true I find when it comes to the emotional reactions of people who lose, or even simply by observing how much people can get involved in the game.
It is to a point where it is surprising that recruiters haven’t thought to include group games as part of their selection process (some do, but they are rare). It would also allow to observe whether people are team players, or rather seek to demonstrate their own performance. Games and playing are used extensively in teambuilding and leadership development programs though, and that often allows to know people much better!
Want to know people better, quickly? Set up a team game!
