The Way of Go: 8 Ancient Strategy Secrets for Success in Business and Life

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		The Way of Go: 8 Ancient Strategy Secrets for Success in Business and Life
		The Way of Go: 8 Ancient Strategy Secrets for Success in Business and Life

基本信息·出版社：Free Press
·页码：256 页
·出版日期：2004年08月
·ISBN：0743258142
·条形码：9780743258142
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语
·外文书名：棋道: 管理中的围棋法则

内容简介 A knowledge management expert and former Fortune 500 management consultant brings this 4,000-year-old Chinese game, known in the west by its Japanese name - Go - to life for western readers who want to improve their strategic decision-making skills. In this unique book, Troy Anderson shares the essential elements of strategy and competition that define the game of Go. Putting these universal rules into play, THE WAY OF GO teaches the timeless tactics that can be applied to daily life. Featuring an enriching account of how the universally derived Go has impacted on his own life, Anderson presents a valuable systemisation of the lessons from Go that add up to a powerful prescription for success - no matter if the reader is seeking professional achievement, stronger personal relationships, or simply a more rewarding life.
编辑推荐 From Publishers Weekly
Anderson, a consultant and managing director of Knowledge Initiatives at the Fannie Mae Foundation, is an accomplished player of Go—an ancient and popular Japanese game gaining fans around the world. Requiring strategic moves like chess, the game is more complex and can teach players how to handle situations in business and life, Anderson argues; "Most strategies resource allocation decisions are—at their roots—classic Go strategy problems," he writes. Experienced players will have less difficulty than novices handling key problems such as when to expand into a competitor's territory, how to allocate scarce resources and how to create strategies in a time of rapid change because of their knowledge of Go. Anderson is an adept writer and conveys his enthusiasm for the game, particularly when he recalls devoting an inordinate amount of time to it during his college days. He arrives in Tokyo without even a hotel room but simply the names of a few players and an eagerness to learn from the masters of Go. Anderson does offer some real business scenarios to support his thesis. However, readers unfamiliar with Go may find the book tedious; without an understanding of the game's strategies, they're unlikely to be persuaded that the game's lessons are critical to business success.
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From Booklist
Anderson, consultant and teacher of Go, explains this 4,000-year-old Chinese game that moved to Japan, where it is extremely popular. Its timeless tactics apply to business and life and are instructive in strategy, decision making, and dealing with reality. Principles include maximizing limited time and resources; knowing when to seize the initiative, when to focus, and when to expand options; and adapting to change. Strong players of Go and in the game of life make plays that accomplish more than one objective, which is critical when they don't know what the future holds or what the competition will do. The author recommends that we focus on our goals, learn the rules, and follow them--but not slavishly. He recommends that we develop the spirit to break with tradition and chart our own course, which he acknowledges is hard to do. While the game of Go is complex, its lessons for business and life will be applicable to many library patrons. Mary Whaley
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