Unlocking your Games Leadership® Potential

We provide personal development programmes for Leaders within the Games Industry. Our mission is to help create transformative leaders who drive positive impact in the Games Industry.

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Our Values

  • We support the belief that good leaders invest in their own personal development and in the development of those around them.

    Learning is key to understanding who we are and how we can make an impact in our industry.

  • We are at the forefront of understanding and exploring the emerging trends and needs of the Games Industry.

    It is part of our mission to ensure we are bringing relevant and up-to-date information to our course materials.

  • We want to build Ethical Leaders, who champion best practice to support people and processes within their workplace.

Our Services

Online Courses & Learning Programmes

Executive & Group Coaching

Bespoke Training, Workshops & Webinars

The Games Leadership Academy was founded by Melissa Phillips, an Executive Coach and Leadership Psychologist who has worked in the Games Industry for over a decade.

Melissa has worked as a Head of Studio, Operations Director, Producer, Games Programme Manager and Consultant across a number of different Game Studios and Organisations. She also continues to actively make games and enjoys being a part of the development process.

About Us

“I started the Games Leadership Academy because it felt like we were having lots of conversations in the Games Industry about what needed to change, but there were few spaces in which this awareness could be grown and come directly from the Games Industry itself.”

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