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What
People Are Saying
Chess-Now
programs are responsive to business !
Business leaders talk about how chess can improve your
business skills:
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In his book, Talent is Overrated, What
Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody
Else, Geoff Colvin a Senior Editor at Fortune
Magazine says chess is an activity that can be measured
to determine how much deliberate practice is required
to attain the highest levels. His Chess Model of
practice has been in use in business for over 80
years as the Harvard Business School case method
of study. Business students look at a particular
situation (chess position) and review what decisions
(candidate moves) they would make. Chess is presented
in numerous other studies in the book which demonstrates
that hard work overcomes even talent when obtaining
greatness.
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In his book, The Ten Commandments for Business
Failure, Donald Keough the former President
of Coca-Cola Company stresses the importance of
thinking in business. He devotes a chapter titled
Commandment Six on the way to failure in business
as Don't Take Time to Think.
He says, "If you want to fail, don't take time
to think. If you want to succeed, take lots of time
to think. Thinking is the best investment you'll
ever make in your company, in your own career, in
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In
his book, Three Moves Ahead, What Chess Can
Teach You About Business, Bob Rice, lawyer,
CEO and venture capitalist, says: " To a
radically greater degree than ever before, today's
strategic and operational decisions must be made
without a clear understanding of their outcomes.
That is, to compete successfully in the 'information
revolution', you have to know what to do when
you're not sure what to do. Chess teaches
that. And that's why the greatest strategy and
knowledge game in human history is so relelvant
to today's business issues." |
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Soft
Skills Training |
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In
her book, The Hard Truth about Soft Skills
in the workplace, Peggy Klaus says:
"Despite
collectively spending more than $50 billion on
training progams for employees, many corporations
fail to offer soft skill training at all. A survey
conducted by the Graduate Management Admisson
Council found that while MBAs were strong in analytic
aptitude, they were sorely lacking in other critical
areas that employers find equally attractive,
strategic thinking..." |
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"Chess
is a teacher" |
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Garry
Kasparov in his book Life Imitates Chess
says,
"Chess provides a
versatile model for decision-making. If
your decisions are faulty your position deteriorates
toward a loss. If they are good it swings towards
victory. Objectivity can provide a great deal
of insight into the quality of decisions."
“Chess is a teacher, and I aim
to show it is a great one.” |
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"Business
is a Game" |
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“Business
is a game, the greatest game
in the world if you know how to play it.”
Thomas
J. Watson, Sr.
founder and president, IBM |
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Dr. Lois
Frankel in her book, Nice Girls Don't Get the
Corner Office , 101 Unconscious Mistakes
Women Make that Sabotage Their Careers,
says the # 1 mistake made in business is:
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Pretending Business Isn't a Game
. The workplace is exactly that – a game.
It has rules, boundaries, winners and losers.
Playing the game of business doesn't mean you're
out to cause others to fail, but it is competitive.
It means you are aware of the rules and develop
strategies for making them work to your advantage.”
Her
# 1 coaching TIP to correct that mistake is:
“Learn
to play Chess.
It will help you develop a more strategic mind."
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"The
Business of Service" |
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Charlie
Trotter is considered one of the finest restaurateurs
in the world. This award winning entrepreneur
explains his indepth understanding of the finer
points of service in Lessons in Service*
This
management book talks about providing service
in the fine dining setting. Personally Chef
Trotter has found serving far more interesting
than being served. He has very strong beliefs
about service, but he is clearly not confusing
it with servitude. The book has chapters on Making
Great Service Happen Every Day , Exceeding Expectations
and Innovating for Excellence which allows the
reader to benefit from Charlie's wisdom in any
number of business settings. Chef Trotter
is also involved in many charitable causes and
is a well known public speaker.
In
a keynote speech given to a Multi-Chamber of Commerce
Luncheon in Lisle, Illinois on March 5, 2008 ,
Charlie said:
“Service
is really a ‘Complex game of Chess'
trying to figure out what the client needs before
they ask.”
This
idea is also found in Lessons in Service
where he says,
"Working
the dining room is like a complicated game of
chess. You're thinking about all the strategic
moves that need to be made-services to perform
for the guests - before they even realize they
want them."
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Lessons in Service from
Charlie Trotter; Lawler,
Edmund, 10 Speed Press, Berkeley, CA, 2001 |
Contact
us for more information.
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Illinois
Institute of Technology’s alumni magazine reported
that Chess-Now Ltd. is a company that relates the strategy
and tactics involved with chess to the world of business
during corporate seminars.
IIT
Alumni Magazine
Chicago, IL
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