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Chess Not Checkers
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In his latest business fable, top leadership author Mark Miller tells the story of newly appointed CEO Blake Brown, who takes over a company distressed by poor performance and low morale. Nothing Blake learned from his previous job seems to help him deal with the bigger, more complex problems he now faces. The game has changed. As his new mentor points out, Blake is playing a simple game of checkers when he should be playing chess. Miller uses this metaphor to show how leaders can encourage deep, strategic thinking throughout an organization and utilize the unique abilities of each employee (bishops move differently than knights). He explains how to apply the "chess not checkers" mentality in four critical areas: leadership development, employee engagement, organizational alignment, and execution. This is an appealing, accessible guide to helping all leaders think ahead, plan their moves, and avoid getting checkmated by circumstances or competitors.
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David Novak learned long ago that you can't lead a great organization of any size without getting your people aligned, enthusiastic, and focused relentlessly on the mission. But how do you do that? There are countless leadership books, but how many will actually help a Taco Bell shift manager, a Fortune 500 CEO, a new entrepreneur, or anyone in between? Over his 15 years at Yum! Brands, Novak has developed a trademarked program he calls Taking People with You.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I would like to recommend this book... but can't.
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The High-Speed Company
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Best-selling author Jason Jennings believes that urgency and speed are keys to the growth of any business. Leaders need to adapt and ignite their workplace cultures to prevent everyone from falling behind. Jennings draws on years of research and 11,000+ in-depth interviews with executives, business owners, and CEOs across the country to uncover how successful leaders build cultures that support constant innovation and growth.
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Leadership guru and renowned professional speaker Robin Sharma reveals a remarkable step-by-step system that will restore trust, commitment, and spirit within your organization while transforming the way you think, feel, and live in the process. With masterful insight and brilliant simplicity, Robin Sharma has distilled some of the most powerful wisdom available for both professional and personal leadership into eight immensely practical lessons that leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs can immediately apply to send morale and productivity soaring.
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Great on the Job
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Do you always get the assignments you want? Do you know how to ask for help without sounding dumb? How to answer a question you don’t know the answer to? All the while sounding smart, capable, and competent? If the answer is no, you’re not alone. Jodi Glickman founded the communication consulting firm Great on the Job to help rising stars of the business world with the same issues. Now, for the first time, the training program that Jodi uses with her top-tier clients is available in book form. Great on the Job teaches people how to talk to one another at work, every day, in every situation....
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Never thought about learning this…
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By: Jodi Glickman
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The Myth of the Nice Girl
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meeeh
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Interesting Theories in Management
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 186
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quick listen
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By: John G. Miller
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 256
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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There's no scoreboard in the sanctuary, and the only plate is probably for the offering. But every church leader needs to know how to win, and every congregation needs to know when to cheer. This insightful book speaks to every church leader who yearns for a simpler, more effective approach to ministry. An engaging parable about one overwhelmed pastor is followed by an overview of seven successful team practices, each one developed and applied in a ministry setting.
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5 out of 5 stars
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required reading for any ministry
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42
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John C. Maxwell wants to help you become the smartest leader you can be by sharing Leadership Gold with you. After nearly forty years of leading, Maxwell has mined the gold so you don't have to. Each gold nugget is contained in one of 26 chapters designed to be a six-month mentorship from the international leadership expert. Each chapter contains detailed application exercises and a "Mentoring Moment" for leaders who desire to mentor others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Stuff
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Need a role model for effective leadership? Try Santa Claus! Imagine the endless challenges that running his operation poses. There's juggling employees, equipment, facilities, resources, production, letter reading, scheduling, the big delivery, keeping everyone jolly - and the list goes on. It's mind boggling! How does he do it all? What are his secrets to success?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
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Joy, Inc. offers an inside look at how Sheridan and Menlo created a joyful culture, and shows how any organization can follow their methods for a more passionate team and sustainable, profitable results. Sheridan also shows how to run smarter meetings and build cultural training into your hiring process. Joy, Inc. offers an inspirational blueprint for listeners in any field who want a committed, energizing atmosphere at work - leading to sustainable business results.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hey Menlo.
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"Years ago, I wrote about a retail store in the Palo Alto environs—a good one, which had a box of two-cent candies at the checkout. I subsequently remember that 'little' parting gesture of the two-cent candy as a symbol of all that is Excellent at that store. Dozens of people who have attended seminars of mine have come up to remind me, sometimes 15 or 20 years later, of “the two-cent candy story,” and to tell me how it had a sizable impact on how they did business."
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1 out of 5 stars
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Really hard to listen
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Sales Leadership
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What if you can successfully coach anyone in 15, five, or even 60 seconds using one question? Sales Leadership makes delivering consistent, high-impact coaching easy. For busy, caring managers, this removes the pressure and misconception that, "Coaching is difficult, doesn't work, and I don't have time to coach." Since most managers don't know how to coach, they become part of the non-stop, problem-solving legion of frustrated Chief Problem Solvers who habitually do other's work, create dependency, and nourish the seed of mediocrity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Link to collateral mentioned in the book was dead
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The Power of People Skills
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People are the problem. They're always the problem. If a business person goes home frustrated, if they talk with their significant other about it, if they lay awake at night stewing about it, inevitably the problem is some person at work - a colleague, subordinate, or boss. Handling people issues is every leader's major headache. It's what takes up the majority of their time and - more important - the bulk of their head space. Every leader can and must develop this most important of all management skills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great listen
- By RB Player on 03-30-18
By: Trevor Throness
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- Blev
- 12-18-15
Best Leadership book of the year!
Mark Miller again has hit a home run! People minimize the work leadership and Mark helps show the difference between "managing" and "leading"
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- Urayoan Adorno
- 10-03-15
strategy wise, very simple yet complicated ideas,
just heard it for the third time and every time get something new. strongly recommend it
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- Jeremy Good
- 03-20-21
For Every Leader
Mark's remarkable storytelling and practical explanations keep it simple and clear for any aspiring leader to follow. Even seasoned leaders can find something in these words to support their organization. Whether a high school student or a top-notch CEO, the challenges outlined here are vague at times and deeply specific at others, but overall, it's worth taking a couple of hours to invest in your leadership.
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- VR
- 02-20-20
It's okay
It's good because it's concise but it's very banal and naive in my opinion so 4 stars not 5...but good job overall
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- Pete
- 02-19-19
Excellent Parable
I’m reading the series out of order but all of the books provide incredible practical insight. The books specialize in concept in an action oriented manner. The format makes it easy for the reader to read the books periodically and reflect.
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- Sarah Canning Howroyd
- 02-24-18
Love Mark Miller Books!
I love Mark Miller books because they are succinct but pack a lot of leadership advice and experience! Anyone who leads should read this book!
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- Gregg J. Pawlowski
- 09-12-15
A must read for all leaders!
Mark Miller didn't exceptional job of understanding the key moves of extraordinary companies lead by incredible leaders!
The analogy of business being more like just not checkers is absolutely brilliant! This book is a must read for anybody in leadership wants to personally improve their leadership as well as their organization's capacity to to excel and achieve greater success.
Great job Mark, keep researching and keep writing!
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- Steve5353
- 10-16-15
Some good and some bad
Any additional comments?
So you have to suspend disbelief a bit to get past the storyline, but if you can do that its a really good listen. Good suggestions, but I do wish they would have gotten a little deeper into some other strategies to overcome pushback or challenging staff.
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- Daniel
- 10-02-16
straight and to the point of a turnaround strategy
straight and to the point of a turnaround strategy for business. very good read for leaders.
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- Jeffery P. Lorig
- 01-11-19
Recommended
Easy listen. Full of wisdom. Totally worth the price if you want to stimulate ideas for organizational health. Narration isn't exactly award-winning, but it's not annoying. Story, again isn't pulitzer, but lessons are priceless.
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