When you are playing video games you would be working towards a specific goal
. For the gamer it would be a rewarding sense of achievement, whereas in real life an employee would benefit from work satisfaction and monetary gain. In order for someone to succeed in both you need to be focused, determined and believe that you would be able to be successful. Working towards such a goal is the basis of showing good management skills.
With all of these skills needed for games and management it could be possible that video games prepare or highlight people with the necessary skills to focus on goals and objectives. This proving them to be more prepared for management in the workplace.
To be an effective manager you need to be able to co-ordinate the efforts of your team through proper communication. It is often needed that work is delegated to team members in an attempt to ensure that all the components of a project are completed in time. The same goes for quite a few games where you need to manage your team or communicate with other team members to ensure you reach your goals.
It is absolutely critical that good management is largely reliant on good communication skills. It might be argued that games don't help in developing these abilities as some people might already have them. If you look at it analytically it does make sense that some of these abilities can be brought to the fore through gaming in a fun and relaxed way. People are blessed with many talents, but sometimes these stay hidden as there is no effective way that they are being used.
Although gaming can have a positive effect on the way you manage yourself and others at work, there are some major differences. With a regular job you are under real pressure to perform and reach your goals. This ensures financial stability and the fact that you will keep your job and possibly get promoted over time. When it comes to games on the other hand, the pressure is off and you are only playing for the sense of personal achievement and satisfaction.
Video game technologies can be recognised as requiring similar skills to that of management in work organisations, but they are very limited. The discipline and preparation to become a successful manager in a work organisation will require a lot more than decent gaming skills. I believe the two activities have no correlation between good gamer and good manager, however this remains to be proved. The video game and work organisation are two completely different situations requiring a different state of mind in each.