Chess Not Checkers

Elevate Your Leadership Game

Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Leadership, Human Resources & Personnel Management, Career Planning & Job Hunting
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Author: Mark Miller ISBN: 9781626563964
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Publication: April 6, 2015
Imprint: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Language: English
Author: Mark Miller
ISBN: 9781626563964
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publication: April 6, 2015
Imprint: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Language: English

As organizations grow in volume and complexity, the demands on leadership change. The same old moves won't cut it any more. In *Chess Not Checkers, Mark Miller tells the story of Blake Brown, newly appointed CEO of a company troubled by poor performance and low morale. Nothing Blake learned from his previous roles seems to help him deal with the issues he now faces. The problem, his new mentor points out, is Blake is playing the wrong game.

The early days of an organization are like checkers: a quickly played game with mostly interchangeable pieces. Everybody, the leader included, does a little bit of everything; the pace is frenetic. But as the organization expands, you can't just keep jumping from activity to activity. You have to think strategically, plan ahead, and leverage every employee's specific talents—that's chess. Leaders who continue to play checkers when the name of the game is chess lose.

On his journey, Blake learns four essential strategies from the game of chess that transform his leadership and his organization. The result: unprecedented performance!*

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As organizations grow in volume and complexity, the demands on leadership change. The same old moves won't cut it any more. In *Chess Not Checkers, Mark Miller tells the story of Blake Brown, newly appointed CEO of a company troubled by poor performance and low morale. Nothing Blake learned from his previous roles seems to help him deal with the issues he now faces. The problem, his new mentor points out, is Blake is playing the wrong game.

The early days of an organization are like checkers: a quickly played game with mostly interchangeable pieces. Everybody, the leader included, does a little bit of everything; the pace is frenetic. But as the organization expands, you can't just keep jumping from activity to activity. You have to think strategically, plan ahead, and leverage every employee's specific talents—that's chess. Leaders who continue to play checkers when the name of the game is chess lose.

On his journey, Blake learns four essential strategies from the game of chess that transform his leadership and his organization. The result: unprecedented performance!*

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