Super Producers: Build Your Leadership and Make Great Games

In this 2016 GDC session, Gearbox Software's Aaron Thibault discusses some of the common mistakes made by new producers and outline the qualities that make for a good producer, using observations from 19 years in games and 5 years in music.
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[@RuberSocks]

Very good talk. It's nice how he mentions the qualities that most producers fail in are some fundamentals which are easy to forget. I think I will list some of my favorite points here: -Say that your about to say something important before you say the important thing, that way people will remember it. -Have agendas and measurable results from meetings, don't just have a meeting where nothing comes out of it. -Recognize bad patterns quickly. -Be direct with people, but not arrogant. -Provide information on a regular basis to make everyone feel involved in the decisions. -Have significant milestone builds as a rehearsal for when you actually ship. -Maintain a history of what has happened, and know what is happening. -Prioritize tasks that have been backlogged too much. -Do not have useless activities/discussions. They waste time and delay progress.

[@jasonfanclub4267]

Be comfortable taking the risk of hitting the stop button - this one is great!

[@twoboxtoofurious]

Great talk!

[@jasonfanclub4267]

Can I get this presentation somewhere?

[@jasonfanclub4267]

ginochek thank you very much!!

[@brandonbell3133]

So KNOW YOUR BOSS

[@w0mblemania]

The same Gearbox that got 2K Oz to make the TPS "full game" out of the BL2 Moonbase DLC, as a cheap way to fill the gap between BL2, the disastrous Battleborn and BL3 . After TPS shipped, the 2K Oz team lost their jobs. So much for "leadership". What a company to work for...

[@w0mblemania]

Hush, child.

[@jeanphilippemalouin]

@@w0mblemania I see how this can be called a greedy behavior. On the other hand, I enjoyed TPS a great deal as a full game. Could this decision also be a good thing? I am sure that the team really wanted to make a great experience out of it!

[@RubenGoMoRadioboyPlus]

He is hot

[@JackyRogue]

😆😆😆😆

[@kombinatsiya6000]

Useless wishy washy stuff that gives me an anger rash. How about a video about abusing your employees, over-working and under paying them, and then discard them when you need to maximize shareholder value?

[@blakewilliams1746]

Damn. You speak from experience?