Step by Step Success: Business Wisdom and Life Philosophy on the Chessboard

Author: Pan Dafenini (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Move with grace like flowing clouds, yet with sharp techniques yet within its own rules. International chess is such a tempting game: During World War II, the British intelligence agency required translators to be proficient in international chess, demonstrating its importance in analyzing, reasoning, and strategizing. Renowned for coaching chess master Josh Waitzkin, Pan Dafenini, advisor to Fortune 500 companies, shares the business wisdom and life philosophy on the chessboard, distilling years of experience guiding chess games and the business world into 15 principles:
1. Calm minds can laugh last.
2. Smart people sacrifice the opponent's pieces.
3. Aim high to get the middle, aim for the middle to get the lower.
4. When you realize you've gone too far, it's already too late.