{"product_id":"three-moves-ahead-what-chess-can-teach-you-about-business-hardback-9780470178218","title":"Three Moves Ahead; What Chess Can Teach You About Business (Hardback) 9780470178218","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThree Moves Ahead\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhat Chess Can Teach You About Business\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBob Rice (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470178218, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 April 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, Photos: 4 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Drawings: 16 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Exhibits: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Graphs: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In his thought-provoking, chess-themed book on business strategizing, Rice asserts that beginning and intermediate players tend to focus on which pieces are positioned to take or be taken, but when grandmasters examine the board they look at the squares. Rice makes fitting comparisons between chess pieces and actors in the corporate world. Lowest-level workers are compared to pawns, middle managers to knights, director-level executives to bishops and vice presidents to rooks. The central them of this book is that you have to have a plan, event if it's a bad one, to succeed in both chess and business. The idea is to adjust your plan as the game proceeds in response to the moves of the opposition.\"--McClatchy-Tribune News Service, April 26, 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Moves Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e shows how classic chess strategies address the #1 problem of Information Age executives: how to move quickly in the face of incalculable complexities and unexpected change. This witty and novel guide, written for non-players, is packed with scores of real-world examples showing how top CEOs use Grandmaster techniques to win on Wall Street. Readers will see how a \"strong square\" strategy drove Adobe’s rise from niche player to industry giant, as well as Western Union’s success through a hundred years of technology changes. They’ll learn how AOL has played a crucial \"exchange sacrifice\" to revive its fortunes, and how Google is taking turf from Microsoft with a \"minority attack.\" Most importantly these days, they’ll find out \"what to do when you don't know what to do,\" and avoid the fate of companies like Polaroid, Gateway, and our dearly departed Ma Bell.  \u003cp\u003e\"A fun ride from Apprentice to Business Grandmaster. Grab it!\"—Donald Trump\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBob Rice (Short Hills, NJ) was a long-time partner at Wall Street's prestigious Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy. He left to start a software venture that was purchased by Viewpoint, a NASDAQ company of which he later became CEO. He is currently a Managing Partner of Tangent Capital, which structures financial products for hedge funds, and a member of the \"New York Angels\" venture finance group. Along the way, Bob served as Commissioner of the Professional Chess Association, founded the Wall Street Chess Club, ran numerous international chess events and produced a successful \"Speedchess\" series for ESPN.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Wall Street Chess Club 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Three Moves Ahead? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 First Mover 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 On the Clock 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Bad Bishops 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Lucky or Good? 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Strong Squares 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Sac the Exchange! 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Classic Tactics 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Decisions, Decisions 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Postgame Recap 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 197\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52257150337304,"sku":"9780470178218","price":16.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470178218_172477.jpg?v=1781277655","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/three-moves-ahead-what-chess-can-teach-you-about-business-hardback-9780470178218","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}