Overview
In high-stakes poker, you need patience and aggression — qualities that translate to the world of business. In The Shark and the Fish, Charley Swayne applies winning poker strategies to decision-making and leadership. Learn how to: • avoid losing control and going on tilt • turn losses into lessons • perfect the art of negotiating a deal • understand the stakes and your financial limitations • evaluate your opponents, and assess what they know about you • read risk and reward — should you bid, bluff, or fold? In this unique strategy book, Charley Swayne teaches you how to be the shark at the boardroom table, not the fish.
Full Product Details
Author: Charley Swayne
Publisher: ECW Press,Canada
Imprint: ECW Press,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.392kg
ISBN: 9781770410275
ISBN 10: 1770410279
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 August 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
In this ground-breaking book, Charley Swayne uses poker as a metaphor to provide world-class guidance on how to make superior business decisions. Swayne's methods are crystal clear from the very first pages and provide certainty about the logic guiding your choices. It's a direct path to pure profit. --Mike Caro, foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics
The Shark and the Fish stimulates your thinking and imagination, provoking you to see things differently and make better decisions. --Brian Tracy, author, How the Best Leaders Lead With The Shark and the Fish , Charley has fulfilled his mission to help leaders make better decisions than they would have made on their own. --Mike Sexton, host of the World Poker Tour and member of the Poker Hall of Fame Charley is no Doyle Brunson and he's no Jack Welch, but he knows what makes both of those guys great. --Phil Gordon, Netsys executive and poker commentator Charley's book will help any leader make the best possible decisions. --Lyle Berman, founder of the World Poker Tour In this ground-breaking book, Charley Swayne uses poker as a metaphor to provide world-class guidance on how to make superior business decisions. Swayne's methods are crystal clear from the very first pages and provide certainty about the logic guiding your choices. It's a direct path to pure profit. --Mike Caro, foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics
Author Information
"Charley Swayne is a professional poker instructor and the author of ""Life, Etc."" and ""Swayne's Advanced Degree in Hold'em. ""He uses online resources and videos to instruct internationally on poker with a special focus on math, and he has led a course on game theory with daily applications at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin."
