Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

Miller, Mark

ISBN 10: 1626563942 / ISBN 13: 9781626563940

Editore: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015

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Titolo: Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership ...

Casa editrice: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Data di pubblicazione: 2015

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Good

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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!

Informazioni sull?autore:

Mark Miller is the author of five books, including two with Ken Blanchard. In addition to his books, he serves leaders through his blog: GreatLeadersServe.com. The site is rated as one of the top leadership blogs in the world. Miller also sells chicken. He started his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member and today serves as the vice president charged with leadership development for the organization.