Justin Moore, CEO of Axcient in California on the lessons from chess for busines – the kinds of thinking that his days as a chess prodigy taught him has deeply informed the way he runs a successful startup. In a sense, Moore does still play chess every day–by...
Over the years there have been many attempts to use chess as metaphor to describe a number of different realities. Business is one of those realities finding a connection to the dynamics of chess given the use of strategy and tactics. However, what I find more often...
Throughout the centuries people have enjoyed games. From simple ones to pass the time to more complex ones that use strategy and challenge the participants to compete intellectually and have been called mental sports. Man’s love of competition and play has evolved...
Companies with more than 50 employees but less than 100 employees are in a tricky phase of growth – too big to behave like a start-up where everyone wears 10 hats and reports to the CEO but not big enought to afford the kinds of specialization and systems that...
Intuition is a wonderful gift but despite what you believe, we all have it and can access it to the fullest if we want to. Some people are naturally gifted with intuition and seem to harness its power sometimes without even being aware of it. Quite often this is...
Every decision we make – stay in or go out, shoot or pass, stick or twist – is an instantaneous cocktail of different motivations and information. We make our choices with our heart, our head and our guts – but should we trust our emotional...
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