Mark Miller book title survey

Thank you for helping us select the best title and subtitle for the new book by bestselling author Mark Miller.

Leadership has never been easy. The growing complexity in our world is making the challenge even more difficult. To thrive, leaders must think and act differently.

Continuing the fable format that has proven so successful in his previous books, Mark tells the story of Blake Brown, a new, struggling CEO overwhelmed by declining company sales, employees with low engagement and morale, and a lackluster leadership team. Nothing Blake learned from his previous jobs seems to help him deal with the bigger, more complex problems he now faces. The game has changed.

Blake's new mentor is Jack Deluca, a retired CEO and chess grandmaster who helps Blake look at his challenges with new eyes. Jack shows Blake how he is playing a simple game of checkers when he should be playing chess.

Drawing on his extensive knowledge of chess and business, Jack uses the metaphor of playing "chess not checkers" to help leaders utilize the unique abilities of each employee, spur strategic thinking throughout an organization, and think ahead, not just to the next move, but to the moves after that and the moves of competitors.

As the story continues, Blake learns how to apply this new chess-not-checkers mentality to four major priorities for creating high performance organizations: leadership development, employee engagement, organizational alignment, and disciplined execution.

This book will help leaders successfully navigate the complexities they face while producing the results they aspire to.

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* 1. Please rate the effectiveness of each of the MAIN TITLE ideas below.

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Leaders Play a Different Game	Leaders Play a Different Game Very Effective	Leaders Play a Different Game Effective	Leaders Play a Different Game Ineffective	Leaders Play a Different Game Very Ineffective
Chess Not Checkers	Chess Not Checkers Very Effective	Chess Not Checkers Effective	Chess Not Checkers Ineffective	Chess Not Checkers Very Ineffective
Think Chess Not Checkers	Think Chess Not Checkers Very Effective	Think Chess Not Checkers Effective	Think Chess Not Checkers Ineffective	Think Chess Not Checkers Very Ineffective
Leadership Is Chess Not Checkers	Leadership Is Chess Not Checkers Very Effective	Leadership Is Chess Not Checkers Effective	Leadership Is Chess Not Checkers Ineffective	Leadership Is Chess Not Checkers Very Ineffective
Think Differently, Lead Differently	Think Differently, Lead Differently Very Effective	Think Differently, Lead Differently Effective	Think Differently, Lead Differently Ineffective	Think Differently, Lead Differently Very Ineffective
Chess Not Checkers for Leaders	Chess Not Checkers for Leaders Very Effective	Chess Not Checkers for Leaders Effective	Chess Not Checkers for Leaders Ineffective	Chess Not Checkers for Leaders Very Ineffective
Leaders Play Chess	Leaders Play Chess Very Effective	Leaders Play Chess Effective	Leaders Play Chess Ineffective	Leaders Play Chess Very Ineffective

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* 2. Which main title do you like best, and what do you like about it?

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* 3. Please rate the effectiveness of each of the SUBTITLE ideas below.

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Creating a High-Performance Organization	Creating a High-Performance Organization Very Effective	Creating a High-Performance Organization Effective	Creating a High-Performance Organization Ineffective	Creating a High-Performance Organization Very Ineffective
Leading in a Complex World	Leading in a Complex World Very Effective	Leading in a Complex World Effective	Leading in a Complex World Ineffective	Leading in a Complex World Very Ineffective
Lead Your Organization to High Performance	Lead Your Organization to High Performance Very Effective	Lead Your Organization to High Performance Effective	Lead Your Organization to High Performance Ineffective	Lead Your Organization to High Performance Very Ineffective
How to Lead Your Team to High Performance	How to Lead Your Team to High Performance Very Effective	How to Lead Your Team to High Performance Effective	How to Lead Your Team to High Performance Ineffective	How to Lead Your Team to High Performance Very Ineffective
How to Think Ahead and Take Everyone with You	How to Think Ahead and Take Everyone with You Very Effective	How to Think Ahead and Take Everyone with You Effective	How to Think Ahead and Take Everyone with You Ineffective	How to Think Ahead and Take Everyone with You Very Ineffective
Thinking Ahead for High Performance	Thinking Ahead for High Performance Very Effective	Thinking Ahead for High Performance Effective	Thinking Ahead for High Performance Ineffective	Thinking Ahead for High Performance Very Ineffective
Four Priorities for High Performance	Four Priorities for High Performance Very Effective	Four Priorities for High Performance Effective	Four Priorities for High Performance Ineffective	Four Priorities for High Performance Very Ineffective

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* 4. Which subtitle idea do you like best, and what do you like about it?

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* 5. Please suggest any other book title ideas or subtitle ideas that you have.

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