{"id":1002,"date":"2015-04-06T19:28:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T19:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamleadertraining.org\/?p=610"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:18:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:18:52","slug":"chess-not-checkers-guest-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ldhr.org\/ja\/chess-not-checkers-guest-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess not Checkers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following guest post is by Terry Morgan. Her blog is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maturitascafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MaturitasCafe.com<\/a>. She writes about learning and leadership in an authentic, warm, honest and challenging way. You can sign up to follow her blog on the site. <em>Chess not Checkers<\/em> offers some great insights for new team leaders&#8230;Enjoy!<br \/>\n___________________________________<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldhr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2015\/04\/chess-not-checker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ldhr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2015\/04\/chess-not-checker-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"chess not checker\" width=\"197\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a>I don\u2019t even know how to play chess, but I loved this book!<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nIn typical Mark Miller style, he writes the book as\u00a0a\u00a0story, weaving humor, wisdom, care, and pragmatism in a quick, easy-to-read format. The main character, Blake Brown, takes a new CEO job in a struggling organization. Work is frustrating and drudgery, teamwork is non-existent, morale is weak, and customers are going elsewhere. The game has changed, old strategies aren\u2019t working, and losing is miserable for everyone.<br \/>\nBlake begins to meet with a chess master mentor who teaches him four simple \u2013 yet essential \u2013principles\u00a0for playing a new game in today\u2019s complex world:<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/maturitascafe.com\/2015\/04\/06\/chess-not-checkers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to read about the four simple principles that will help you as you lead your team&#8230;]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following guest post is by Terry Morgan. Her blog is\u00a0MaturitasCafe.com. 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