Business Lessons from a Chess Champion
Business Lessons from a Chess Champion
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
Believe it or not, there are significant parallels between how business relationships are formed or goals are achieved and how a game of chess is played. In this quick course taught by author, Agile coach and avid chess player Michael de la Maza, PhD, you'll be able to draw these parallels as well and apply them to your role and professional development. Michael first discusses how chess games allow you to hone in on what truly matters, and how you can apply these concepts into business. He goes on to share how you can use this foundation as a means to evaluate data and pay attention to details when making decisions. Finally, Michael discusses his tips for practicing to make perfect and how you can push past criticisms and learn lessons instead. This short course, filmed in an interview format, will arm you with the tools to start confidently making business moves just like a chessmaster would.
Syllabus
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Understanding what matters When approaching a new field, you can easily find yourself feeling overwhelmed, so it's important to find what's most important. 3m
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Looking at data Once necessary step towards success in a chess game is to collect and analyze data before considering your opinions or those of your opponent. 4m
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Sweating the small stuff Small details can make a big difference when it comes to success in the game of chess. 2m
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Practice makes better Practicing is the best way to refine and improve a skill. 3m
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Ignoring critics The game of chess is one where often, your opponent can try to get in your head. 2m
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Playing to win Thanks for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Michael de la Maza, PhD
Michael de la Maza accelerates corporate innovation by applying a variety of methods (from agile to corporate venture capital). He was the co-founder of Inquira (acquired by Oracle) and VP of Corporate Strategy at Softricity (acquired by Softricity). He is the co-author of Why Agile Works: The Values Behind the Results; co-editor of the Best Agile Articles book series; author of Rapid Chess Improvement; and co-author of the upcoming An Invitation to Enterprise Agile Coaching. Michael is is an active angel investor with seed investments in unicorns Boom, Rappi, and Relativity Space. He holds in a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from MIT. Michael lives in Boston and San Francisco.
Michael de la Maza, PhD
Founder and Enterprise Agile Coach at Heart Healthy Scrum
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How GoSkills helped Chris
I got the promotion largely because of the skills I could develop, thanks to the GoSkills courses I took. I set aside at least 30 minutes daily to invest in myself and my professional growth. Seeing how much this has helped me become a more efficient employee is a big motivation.
