London -In poker with high shares breaks into the workplace, thanks to one hot player cards who decided to share his skills to help staff master strategic thinking at work.
When it comes to poker, Joe Life knows his way on the table. It grew around the cards because both her parents were teachers of the bridge. She said CBS News that could move at the age of five. But she never took her hand to play poker until she was 30, and never fell in love with the game before the trip to Morocco almost 10 years ago.
“I was pregnant and sat in a smoky Moroccan casino at four o'clock in the morning, and I actually just won 200 people to win my first international poker tournament,” she said CBS News when she was sitting at a poker table that she uses to teach game skills. Her great victory in Africa gave her a great idea.
The lively began to play home games and teach often the game where men prevail, and said that “they quickly saw them grow confidently, closing customer transactions and landing stocks.”
Stop ahead for a few years, and Living has founded your company, Aces High. It conducts poker workshops across the UK aimed at expanding the capabilities of employees – and especially women – to raise their game in a wide range of business.
“People think it's about Blof and Bravada, but it's really a lot of women's skills,” she said. “There are so much Skills from poker table Which can be moved to the table: from negotiations, communication, deep auditions. “
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Stone Media's degree became one of the latest companies that received high Aces makeup, with the poker table entered his London office, complete with cards, dealers and bid chips.
“I mean it's good, I wouldn't mind having a poker table more often to be honest,” said David David Mynard.
The mining said he had everything if it helps his employees playing work at work.
“I really like the idea of taking a poker game and thinking about how it can translate, how we can learn about ourselves and hopefully develop my own communication and reading skills,” he said CBS News.
More than a dozen employees were sitting near poker tables, some new games, others with experience when Living spent through exercises in decision -making, risks and reassessment of the decisions they played.
Jimmy Sotimikhin's main dealer, who was engaged in the world series, says he likes to bring the game to the workplace.
“I have the best place in the house I never lose!” He jokes.
On Aces High Events is not on the cash card. The chips are made of chocolate. Life says it's all about the bet on yourself … No matter what hand you are doing.
She is looking for a franchise her aces high master classes across the UK and eventually in the US