{{B}} Playing Games at Work {{/B}}
Many companies nowadays are finding that playing games can be beneficial to their executives．Although{{U}} (31) {{/U}}．are certainly plenty of opportunities to play management games，it should not be thought that this is because business people are light-hearted．They are often quite{{U}} (32) {{/U}}opposite，in fact．With all the pressures of modern business life，many people do not have the opportunity to relax．Games can allow individual self-expression and give business people the time{{U}} (33) {{/U}}explore practical issues．
Many team-based games take place outside．Here the facilitators try to bring out issues of team communication，strategy and working style．Board games are also popular．In most of{{U}} (34) {{/U}} teams are required to manage an organisation or practice skills which they will need in their day-to-day working life．
At a different level，there are inter-company games in{{U}} (35) {{/U}}teams from a range of organisations and industries come together in friendly competition．The teams never actuallv meet，but they are kept in touch with．{{U}} (36) {{/U}}well they are doing by the same organizers．Part of the attraction of this type of game is that{{U}} (37) {{/U}}provides companies with the opportunity to let them learn build business awareness in a fairly realistic environment．
{{U}} (38) {{/U}}．the object of the exercise is，as always，to maximize profits，the real benefit comes from the interaction within the team．There might even be some useful business lessons{{U}} (39) {{/U}}well．Perhaps the most significant aspect{{U}} (40) {{/U}}all，though．is that business games give workers permission simply to play．