Chess, Not Checkers Quotes

“When you see recurring problems, the methods you’ve used successfully in the past have to be reevaluated.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“Leadership growth always precedes organizational growth.”
― Mark Miller, Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“You can’t wait until you need a leader to start developing one.”
― Mark Miller, Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“If your heart is not right, no one cares about your skills.”
― Mark Miller, Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“When you don’t have time to do your job, that’s a good indication you’re playing the wrong game.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“You cannot run a multimillion-dollar business like you would a lemonade stand.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“You can win in business by playing checkers until someone sneaks in one night after you’ve closed for the day and flips the board.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“If you want to build a high performance organization, you’ve got to play chess, not checkers.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“Urgency is often a gift—it can create both clarity and action.” “It doesn’t feel like a gift right now.”
― Mark Miller, Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“Many of our leadership practices have gone from being tried and true to being tired and tarnished.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game