The 1978 hit, The Gambler, by Kenny Rogers tells the story of a chance meeting with gambler who offers his outlook on life using poker metaphors in exchange for a drink of whisky. In the gambler’s mind, every situation requires decisions because life itself is a gamble. To play it well, you must choose wisely, take a few risks, and not dwell on inevitable losses.

Following a chance introduction to poker at a party, Tino Engel took his own gamble and began his journey as a professional poker player. Tino’s journey led him to think more deeply about our perceptions of risk, decision-making, and dealing with losing. He realized that these lessons applied to far more than poker – they applied to business and life. Today, he’s using an edutaining poker experience to help businesses across the world to boost connection, communication, and collaboration.

We discuss:

• Two strategies for dealing with losses • How he transitioned from professional poker to the business world• The four values poker brings to business professionals • What you can learn about colleagues to help you function better as a team• Developing a common decision-making language• Simple strategies to improve your decision-making

Connect with Tino on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinoengel/

Tino’s Website – http://www.tinoengel.com/

Music courtesy of Big Red Horse – https://bigredhorseband.com/

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