Go Basics

Go Basics
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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9781462902644
ISBN-13 : 1462902642
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Go Basics by : Peter Shotwell

Learn the fascinating game of Go with this expert guide. Go is a two-player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number of possible games is vast—even when compared to chess. It's not surprising that Go is one of the oldest games still being played today—it's also one of the most challenging, stimulating, and fascinating games around. With its easy-to-follow instructions and over 600 diagrams showing examples of how to play, you'll be ready to enjoy this classic game right away. It starts by focusing on smaller 9 x 9 games, making it easier to understand and learn Go tactics and techniques, and introduces fundamental game-winning strategies and tips. It also explains Go's unique handicapping system, making every game even those between beginners and experts exciting. Useful go strategies include: Invading Sacrificing Using ko Thinking territorially And many more! Go Basics also includes downloadable material developed by the American Go Association that will help you build your skills before testing them against other players.

Strategic Fundamentals in Go

Strategic Fundamentals in Go
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 167
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ISBN-10 : 1889554502
ISBN-13 : 9781889554501
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Strategic Fundamentals in Go by : Tisheng Guo

Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go

Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 4906574289
ISBN-13 : 9784906574285
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go by : Toshirō Kageyama

Good Strategy Bad Strategy

Good Strategy Bad Strategy
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Publisher : Currency
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780307886231
ISBN-13 : 0307886239
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Good Strategy Bad Strategy by : Richard Rumelt

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world. Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for—overcoming the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by harnessing and applying power where it will have the greatest effect. Yet, Rumelt shows that there has been a growing and unfortunate tendency to equate Mom-and-apple-pie values, fluffy packages of buzzwords, motivational slogans, and financial goals with “strategy.” In Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, he debunks these elements of “bad strategy” and awakens an understanding of the power of a “good strategy.” He introduces nine sources of power—ranging from using leverage to effectively focusing on growth—that are eye-opening yet pragmatic tools that can easily be put to work on Monday morning, and uses fascinating examples from business, nonprofit, and military affairs to bring its original and pragmatic ideas to life. The detailed examples range from Apple to General Motors, from the two Iraq wars to Afghanistan, from a small local market to Wal-Mart, from Nvidia to Silicon Graphics, from the Getty Trust to the Los Angeles Unified School District, from Cisco Systems to Paccar, and from Global Crossing to the 2007–08 financial crisis. Reflecting an astonishing grasp and integration of economics, finance, technology, history, and the brilliance and foibles of the human character, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy stems from Rumelt’s decades of digging beyond the superficial to address hard questions with honesty and integrity.

Fundamentals of Global Strategy

Fundamentals of Global Strategy
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Publisher : Business Expert Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781606490730
ISBN-13 : 1606490737
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Fundamentals of Global Strategy by : Cornelis A. de Kluyver

The globalization of the competitive landscape has forced companies to fundamentally rethink their strategies. Whereas once only a few industries such as oil could be labeled truly global, today many-from pharmaceuticals to aircraft to computers-have become global in scale and scope. As a consequence, creating a global competitive advantage has become a key strategic issue for many companies. Crafting a global strategy requires making decisions about which strategy elements can and should be globalized and to what extent.

The Basics of Go Strategy

The Basics of Go Strategy
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 4906574750
ISBN-13 : 9784906574759
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis The Basics of Go Strategy by : Richard Bozulich

The Strategy Book ePub eBook

The Strategy Book ePub eBook
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Publisher : Pearson UK
Total Pages : 218
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780273757115
ISBN-13 : 0273757113
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis The Strategy Book ePub eBook by : Max Mckeown

Thinking strategically is what separates managers and leaders. Learn the fundamentals about how to create winning strategy and lead your team to deliver it. From understanding what strategy can do for you, through to creating a strategy and engaging others with strategy, this book offers practical guidance and expert tips. It is peppered with punchy, memorable examples from real leaders winning (and losing) with real world strategies. It can be read as a whole or you can dip into the easy-to-read, bite-size sections as and when you need to deal with a particular issue. The structure has been specially designed to make sections quick and easy to use – you’ll find yourself referring back to them again and again.

Fundamental Principles of Go

Fundamental Principles of Go
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 194
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1976297249
ISBN-13 : 9781976297243
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Fundamental Principles of Go by : Yilun Yang

Fundamental Principles is a clear presentation of the basic guidelines that you should follow in playing the game of go. Yilun Yang is the most famous go teacher in the US and this is an extremely popular book.

Engine of Impact

Engine of Impact
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9781503603622
ISBN-13 : 1503603628
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Engine of Impact by : William F. Meehan III

We are entering a new era—an era of impact. The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will soon be under way, bringing with it the potential for huge increases in philanthropic funding. Engine of Impact shows how nonprofits can apply the principles of strategic leadership to attract greater financial support and leverage that funding to maximum effect. As Good to Great author Jim Collins writes in his foreword, this book offers "a detailed roadmap of disciplined thought and action for turning a good nonprofit into one that can achieve great impact at scale." William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker identify seven essential components of strategic leadership that set high-achieving organizations apart from the rest of the nonprofit sector. Together, these components form an "engine of impact"—a system that organizations must build, tune, and fuel if they hope to make a real difference in the world. Drawing on decades of teaching, advising, grantmaking, and research, Meehan and Jonker provide an actionable guide that executives, staff, board members, and donors can use to jumpstart their own performance and to achieve extraordinary results for their organization. Along with setting forth best practices using real-world examples, the authors outline common management challenges faced by nonprofits, showing how these challenges differ from those faced by for-profit businesses in important and often-overlooked ways. By offering crucial insights on the fundamentals of nonprofit management, this book will help leaders equip their organizations to fire on all cylinders and unleash the full potential of the nonprofit sector. Visit www.engineofimpact.org for additional information.

Strategy First

Strategy First
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Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781626347137
ISBN-13 : 1626347131
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Strategy First by : Brad Chase

Business Success Requires Strategy First In Strategy First, Brad Chase, the mind behind some of Microsoft’s largest and most successful initiatives, explains why building robust strategies is the imperative to business success. Chase leads readers through his easy-to-use strategy model, Strategy = E x mc2, which teaches readers the art of strategy—how to build and execute winning strategies relative to the competition. To supplement the model, Chase provides 5 key tips to strategy prosperity and over 50 examples from a broad range of businesses that help the reader think about how they can use his Strategy First toolkit. The author will inspire readers to examine the effectiveness of their current strategies, using the model that has served him in his distinguished career. Chase began his Microsoft tenure in 1987, where his award-winning marketing campaign promoting Windows 95 broke numerous records and his efforts as MSN.com’s leader prompted a turnaround of the site’s success. Chase ended his tenure at Microsoft in 2002 and since then has served as an advisor and/or board member to many companies, such as GE, Brooks, Expedia, and the Boys and Girls Clubs. Chase has also shared his Strategy First approach across the nation through speeches to executives at large and small businesses, incubators, and students at topflight MBA programs and at conferences.