{"product_id":"three-moves-ahead-isbn-9780470178218","title":"Three Moves Ahead","description":"\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 \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 \"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   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOB RICE\u003c\/b\u003e was a longtime 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. Rice 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   Bob Rice war Partner der an der Wall Street angesehenen Milbank, Tweed, Hadley und McCloy bevor er seine Karriere als Unternehmer begann. Er war zusammen mit Gary Kasparov Mitbegründer der Professional Chess Association und inszenierte mehrere internationale Schachturniere, sowie eine erfolgreiche Serie auf ESPN. 1995 gründete er die NASDAQ-notierte Firma für softwarebasierte Graphik Viewpoint und stand dieser als CEO bis 2004 vor. Nun ist er Partner einer Unternehmenfinanzierungsgruppe in Manhattan. \u003cp\u003eIn today’s fast-moving Information Age, traditional business-planning tools are rapidly becoming obsolete. Yet the competitive, ever-changing marketplace demands that executives move quickly or risk becoming relics. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Three Moves Ahead, \u003c\/i\u003ebusiness leader and chess expert Bob Rice offers an entertaining, practical response to this modern dilemma. He shows how the world’s top executives use chess tactics to thrive in the face of incalculable complexities and unexpected change. Written for nonplayers, this witty, smart guide is filled with real-world examples of how to win the game of business by applying chess strategies honed from over 1,000 years of competition.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith incisive prose, Rice clearly shows how to use these principles to attack competitors, defend turf, and crack new markets. He demonstrates how a “Strong Square” strategy drove Adobe’s rise from niche player to industry powerhouse, how Kodak is reviving its fortunes with an “Exchange Sacrifice,” and how Google is creating holes in Microsoft’s position with a “Minority Attack.” Most importantly, \u003ci\u003eThree Moves Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e also shows how to “Stay Ahead On the Clock” and avoid the fate of companies like Polaroid, Gatveway, and our dearly departed Ma Bell. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful and clever, \u003ci\u003eThree Moves Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e shows how anyone can navigate strategically through the most disruptive period in business history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990389473509,"sku":"NP9780470178218","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470178218.jpg?v=1761787630","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/three-moves-ahead-isbn-9780470178218","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}