Having played a total of 100 hours of live chess games online over the past six months, I reflect on some general lessons learned by drawing parallels between playing chess and running a business. This writing is intended for a general audience, not just chess players. For context, I started at a 400 Elo rating …
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Problem description Let’s say you’re a group admin for several hundred Whatsapp groups. Perhaps these are business customers who prefer to carry out some communications over Whatsapp. From time to time you need to add or remove people to some (or all) of these groups. For example, a new account manager from your company has …
In the classic business and self-leadership book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit 4 is to Think Win/Win. Most people understand Win/Win - it's a deal where both parties feel they've won. In the author Stephen Covey's words, "With a Win/Win solution, all parties feel good about the decision and feel committed to the …