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27. Becoming The Head Of Experimentation On Candy Crush - with Delphine Sassi

27. Becoming The Head Of Experimentation On Candy Crush - with Delphine Sassi

FromRise and Play Podcast


27. Becoming The Head Of Experimentation On Candy Crush - with Delphine Sassi

FromRise and Play Podcast

ratings:
Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Mar 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Delphine has a unique story on how she brings her athlete mindset to her practices of leadership and building creative teams at King. Delphine is the Head Of Experimentation on Candy Crush and shares her challenges of bringing novelty to an iconic game such as Candy Crush, while satisfying the most loyal players from over a decade.
In this episode, Delphine shares her leadership tools to lead large creative teams (50+ people):

Why Energy is one of your most important resources as a Leader, and how to nurture it
3P approach: People, Product and Process
How to run large teams of 50+ people and break the silos
How to build a solid long term vision for large teams
Managing upward
Why it is important to build your personal branding with intention, for your career progression


Here are the links of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Multipliers book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8310410-multipliers
Why Great Leaders Take Humour Seriously (TED talk): https://youtu.be/uJKDipbCzdc


Enjoy this new episode!
Released:
Mar 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

At Rise and Play, we give voice to leaders, entrepreneurs, educators and influencers of the game industry who are here to make a change. We love games and want to make this industry last through healthy team cultures, awareness and education. Each episode will tackle a wide range of important topics such as leadership, team culture, self-management, conscious leadership, work-life balance, game education, ethics in business, equality, diversity and inclusion... brought by the different perspectives of our guests.