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June 8 - June 29, 2015 17 Working World l WorkingWorld.com 4. CHESS NOT CHECKERS Small firms can play checkers, but to grow and handle more complex business, they need to switch to chess. Most start-ups are small and easy to manage. They require minimal delegation; their leaders can handle most important tasks. While these firms are new, they can make simple, direct operational moves. They can play checkers – a surface-level, tactical game. But as they grow, their corporate life becomes more complex and more challenging to manage. Now, leaders must delegate. The competitive landscape grows more threatening. Therefore, those who run adult companies must play chess – a multilevel, strategic game. Management expert and storyteller Mark Miller explains how the leaders of growing organizations can use four chess principles to become entrepreneurial grand masters. He returns to some familiar characters from his past fables, and shares the way young CEO Blake Brown becomes a solid leader. Though the tale may be slight and a bit contrived, Miller uses it, as in his other bestsellers, as a readable vehicle for sharing insight and information. getAbstract finds that his checkers-to-chess metaphor delivers teachable leadership advice that will help entrepreneurs, managers, coaches, HR officials and mentors. Mark Miller | Berrett-Koehler 2015 | 144 pg. | ISBN: 9781626563940 5. YES, AND Chicago's Second City improvisational techniques can help you and your firm be more creative, less fearful and more nimble. Many comedy stars performed at Chicago's renowned improvisational theater company The Second City, and went on to fame and success. They include Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Bill Murray, Bonnie Hunt, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and many more, including the late Gilda Radner, John Candy and John Belushi. Second City also has trained managers, marketers, teachers, lawyers and leaders. The executive vice president of Second City Inc., Kelly Leonard, and the CEO of Second City Works, Tom Yorton, weave funny anecdotes into this clear-headed, practical guide to applying improvisational techniques to personal and organizational growth. Their storytelling, as you might expect from their improv foundation, rambles, and not all of their examples line up with the points they try to illustrate. Yet the authors demonstrate rigor and concision when they discuss the core of their approach. Their simple, applicable exercises can heighten your awareness and help you be present, listen actively, respond to a crisis, face failure fearlessly, trust your co-workers, collaborate effectively and get out of your own way. getAbstract recommends their time-tested, commonsense system to executives, managers, HR officers and anyone who works with other people. Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton | YES, AND: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration - Lessons from the Second City by Kelly Leonard & Tom Yorton. Copyright © 2015 by Kelly Leonard & Tom Yorton. Published by arrangement with HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015 | 240 pg. | ISBN: 978006224854 Reviews provided by: CAREER TRAINING TAKE THE PATH T O Y O U R NEW CAREER T O D A Y ! CALL UEI COLLEGE TODAY! W W W. S U CC E S S F R O M U E I .CO M 877.206.1915 Complete your training in as little as 8 MONTHS. Not all programs available in all campuses \ Job Placement Assistance +Can be completed in as little as 9 months \ Financial Aid available for those who qualify For more information on our graduation rates, median student debts, etc., please visit www.successfromuei.com Career Education Medic al Bill ing & Insur anc e C oding Den t al A s sis t an t Phar mac y Technician Medic al A s sis t an t Busine s s O f fic e A dminis tr ation C ompu t er S y s t ems Technician Cr iminal Jus tic e+ A u t omo ti v e Technician+ ANAHEIM \ EL MONTE ENCINO \ GARDENA HUNTINGTON PARK ONTARIO \ RIVERSIDE We Put First U TM NO High School Diploma or GED? Ask us about your options!